Opinion: Can John Hickenlooper come from behind again?
Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper at the 2019 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Tuesday. By Helaine Olen Helaine Olen Opinion writer focusing on politics, economics and American life Bio Follow Opinion writer May 3 at 1:17 PM It’s hard to avoid the suspicion that former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper likes the role of underdog, of coming from behind to emerge victorious.
“I look at my life both in small business, and eight years as the mayor and eight years as the governor,” Hickenlooper told me. “I was able to get people together and get stuff done. I think that’s what this country needs more than anything else.” The initiatives he’s debuting reflect that mind-set. First, he argues the minimum wage should increase to $15. What’s more, he believes workers in high-cost areas — think New York City — should receive even more than that. “There’s no question in my mind that if our economic system is ever going to work again, people have got to be paid a living wage.” But Hickenlooper wants business buy-in and says he would point out that higher wages make for more prosperous customers.
Third, he wants to fight the disruptions that international trade causes in American life. Unlike Trump’s destructive tariff war, Hickenlooper’s plan would instead insist on enhanced intellectual property protections, demanding other nations enforce labor and environmental standards, so the competition takes place on a fair field.
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