Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert flippantly wave John Hickenlooper out of the 2020 presidential race
"Democratic candidate John Hickenlooper is thinking of dropping out of the presidential race," Jimmy Fallon said on Wednesday's Tonight Show. "'Don't do it!' said absolutely no one. Do you guys know about John Hickenlooper? Yeah, that's part of the problem. He's leaving the race — when he broke the news to all his supporters, they were like, 'Cool, Dad, thanks for telling us.' It makes sense — right now he's polling at zero percent." Fallon added insult to injury by never quite showing a photo of Hickenlooper.
"Hickenlooper has struggled to gain traction and is considering ending his presidential bid and entering the race for Colorado's Republican-held Senate seat," Stephen Colbert said at The Late Show. "Bravo! Good for you! I like that. You see, finally a man willing to step up, put aside his ego, and do what is good for the country! That guy should run for president."
Should he enter the Senate race, a recent Denver Post poll found he would lead his nearest Democratic primary rival by 51 percentage points. "Which shocked Hickenlooper — he did not know poll numbers could have two digits," Colbert joked. "He's taking the idea of dropping out seriously. In fact, last weekend, Hickenlooper hopped into Sen. Michael Bennet's car to discuss his impending decision. Bennet listened to Hickenlooper carefully, then thoughtfully replied, 'Who are you?'" Watch below for more Democratic presidential race jokes, including Colbert imitating Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) imitating President Trump. Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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