2016 Postmortem

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts) Fri Oct 2, 2015, 04:59 AM Oct 2015

Former Gov. Dick Lamm concerned about Hillary Clinton’s chances

Former Colorado Gov. Dick Lamm is expressing concern about Hillary Clinton’s candidacy amid the controversy about her handling of classified emails as secretary of state — suggesting there is a good chance it gets worse and costs her the Democratic nomination.

In reading a recent New Yorker piece about how retired Army Gen. David Petraeus and former Bill Clinton aide Sandy Berger pleaded to misdemeanors for divulging classified information, Lamm said “all the sudden it dawned on me — there’s an FBI study out there.”

The three-term governor and his wife, Dottie Lamm, are close to the Clintons. Though often outspoken, the Democrat’s thoughts on the race offer an insight into the nervousness among party’s leaders regarding the 2016 election.

“What are they to do? My poor wife. We’ve know the Clintons — we’ve served with the Clintons. Dottie and Hillary are really very close and she’s just shattered,” Lamm said in a recent interview with The Denver Post, published in Sunday’s edition. He quickly added that his wife is “not discouraged” and “still very much on board.”

http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2015/09/28/colorado-governor-dick-lamm-hillary-clinton-email-scandal-2016-election/123094/

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Former Gov. Dick Lamm concerned about Hillary Clinton’s chances (Original Post) Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 OP

John Hickenlooper expresses doubt about Hillary Clinton amid e-mail controversy Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #1

heh, Lamm's already 80--that gem in his hand's gotta be blinking pretty red right now MisterP Oct 2015 #2

So when you get old, you're not entitled to an opinion? Fawke Em Oct 2015 #3

Who? hrmjustin Oct 2015 #4

I am sure Speaker Elect Kevin McCarthy is concerned too. DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #5

Not a good day for HRC with Colorado politicans today. WI_DEM Oct 2015 #6

Jesus Malverde

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1. John Hickenlooper expresses doubt about Hillary Clinton amid e-mail controversy

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Fri Oct 2, 2015, 05:01 AM

Oct 2015

Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday became the latest Hillary Clinton supporter to express doubt about her candidacy for president, telling a Denver audience that the 2016 election is “kind of grim, to be blunt.”

Unlike most Republican candidates, Hickenlooper said he believes Clinton has the necessary background needed to run the country.

“But,” he added quickly, “I don’t know where this whole thing is going to go in terms of her … (e-mail) server and whether there is something in there that is really going to turn out to have broken the law — which I think would be the death knell.”

His remark reinforced the anxiety Clinton supporters in Colorado are feeling given the constant controversy regarding how she handled classified emails as secretary of state. And he represents the second top Democrat in Colorado in recent days to voice such concerns.

http://blogs.denverpost.com/thespot/2015/10/01/colorado-governor-john-hickenlooper-express-doubt-about-hillary-clinton-email-controversy/123171/