POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Denverites deserve results, not virtue signaling
My March column for the Denver Gazette/Colorado Politics.
Below is a preview of my March column for the Denver Gazette/Colorado Politics. If you’d like to read the full piece, click here.
If you’re unlucky enough to be elected as the mayor of a large American city in this day and age, there’s only one thing that comes close to a guarantee: your first day in office will most likely mark the high point of your popularity. I’m honestly surprised Mike Rowe hasn’t thrown on a suit and played the role for an episode of "Dirty Jobs."
I’m not sure what grand deceit was undertaken to convince 17 unlucky souls to vie to be Denver’s next punching bag, but I applaud their blissful ignorance nonetheless. Perhaps we need an ounce of hopeless romanticism to get the city back on track. I’ve gotten the opportunity to meet a few of the candidates over the years, and despite our differences on policy and principle, I find them to be of incredible character.
A few candidates seem to just “get it” when it comes to what this race means for Denver. Our state’s capital city has become a hellish, barren wasteland of lawlessness and degeneracy…