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Mayor: Denver, Colorado win

By Mike Saccone | Thursday, August 28, 2008, 08:11 AM

DENVER — Mayor John Hickenlooper said the Democratic National Convention has largely been a success for the city, state and region. He said more than a few convention-goers might be tempted to become Coloradans.

“I think this is going to be good for Grand Junction and Colorado Springs and Durango,” Hickenlooper said. “We view this as a Rocky Mountain convention.”

Key to the city and region’s solid image throughout the convention, Hickenlooper told Political Notebook yesterday, has been the fact that essentially no protests have broken out into riots or other massive fights. (In all fairness, there was one police-protester confrontation Monday that resulted in about 100 people being arrested.)

Hickenlooper said the large police presence throughout the city has showed protesters that they plan on keeping order while allowing groups to have their say.

*Hickenlooper photo from the Associated Press.

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