Mayor Hickenlooper asks Western governors to raise money for Denver DNC Convention Arizona, Colorado, DNC, Governors, Montana, New Mexico, Regionalism, Wyoming

The Denver Post reports today that Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper has started raising money so that the city can host the 2008 Democratic Convention without using taxpayer dollars.

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper is asking governors of four other Western states to raise millions of dollars to bring the Democratic National Convention to Denver. ..

"What I said to John (Hickenlooper) is, 'Giddy-up, I'm in,"' Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said. "It's high time that Democrats across America see the kind of Democrats that we have in the West." ...

He told City Council members Tuesday that he has spoken to the governors of Arizona, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming and hopes to bring them to Denver next month.

"This is not just about Denver," Hickenlooper told council members. "It's really about Colorado, and it's actually about the Rocky Mountain West." ...

"It isn't just about fundraising for the convention. It's about a vision of a convention that represents not just Colorado but the entire Rocky Mountain West," [Hickenlooper spokeswoman Lindy Eichenbaum] Lent said. "It's a platform to build more collaborative dialogues and efforts among the Western states."

Here's the rest. Hat tip to Coyote Gulch.

Kari Chisholm | July 12, 2006 | Comment on This Post (2 so far) Permalink: Mayor Hickenlooper asks Western governors to raise money for Denver DNC Convention Arizona, Colorado, DNC, Governors, Montana, New Mexico, Regionalism, Wyoming

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