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Focusing on the West
DENVER — As New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson strode up to the podium on the 50 yard line of Invesco Field, he was but the last of a half dozen western leaders who spoke to the more than 75,000 gathered there today.
“Are you ready to take our country back?” Richardson asked to thunderous applause.
Indeed, if one thing has been clear this week, it’s that western leaders are on the rise in the Democratic Party. From Montana to New Mexico, Colorado to Nevada, leaders of these states all have been on prominent display during the week’s activities.
In the words of Congressman Mark Udall, D-Colo., addressing the crowd: “Here at the foot of the great Rocky Mountains we have found leaders to match our mountains.”
The West and its leaders have had a moment in the sun. Only time will tell if voters here continue to want to be a part of the Democratic Party’s future.
*Richardson photo from the Associated Press.
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