May 14, 2012 08:45 PM UTC

Hickenlooper Defends Special Session on CNN

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• by: Colorado Pols

Overall, we’ve got to call this a good outing for Gov. John Hickenlooper on CNN’s State of the Union with Candy Crowley yesterday. Beginning with a detailed and convincing round of praise for President Barack Obama and his decision last week to support same-sex marriage, Hickenlooper does a great job explaining the issues around the special session of the legislature he called, broad support for civil unions in Colorado, and as close as Hickenlooper ever gets to criticizing GOP Speaker Frank McNulty publicly.

It’s an interview that won’t lend itself to McNulty’s desired spin.