independents rather than democratic voters. hickenlooper does have a strong resume to run on. he was governor for eight years and mayor of denver for the eight years prior to that. he is also a successful entrepreneur. he says the big problem facing america is political divisions. he thinks the country is more divided now than it has been since the civil war but he thinks he can fix it. here is what he said on good morning america this morning. i think i m the one candidate out there that has a very strong record of bringing people together and getting things done. we have the work at the environmental community to create methane regulations, almost 100% coverage in health care. one thing i have shown i can do again and again is create teams of amazingly talented people and address the critical issues facing this country. reporter: so you hear him talking about accomplishments on guns, health care, environmental regulations. what you did not hear is him
community to create methane regulations almost 100% coverage in health care. we re a purple state that got universal background checks passed a. joining me beth huey. the last time we talked about a candidate thinking about running who thought he was an extreme moderate was howard schultz. that did not go well for him. why is john hickenlooper different? it s not clear that message is going to be any better or any different from john hickenlooper or let s say governor jay inslee who has gotten in. we re seeing suddenly governors ee erl emerging as the new crop of candidates to make their decision, their announcement. we have inslee on friday, a week ago friday, hoi hickenlooper. terry mcauliffe. even governor cuomo in new york in the atlantic. part of the issue, these governors are by their nature,
democrats have really drifted left. is that a preview of his message in 2020? yeah, i think that s one of the many messages. you know, this president deals in buckshot, in scatter shot. so you ll have many, many messages but that ll be one. he ll try to demonize anyone he s even taken a moment to run against him. what is your message if you run? we know this president early on the wall was important, meaning immigration, repealing and replacing obamacare, that was important. so you. i think if you look at president trump he has divided the country worse than its ever been divided in its history or certainly for the last 100 years. my history as both a mayor, a governor, as a business person was to bring people together and find solutions to vexing problems. we brought environmentalists together with the oil and gas industry with methane regulations, the equivalent of
democrats have really drifted left. is that a preview of his message in 2020? yeah, i think that s one of the many messages. this president deals in buckshot and scattershot. he ll have many, many messages but that will be one. he ll try to demonize everyone who s even had a taken a moment to run against him. so then what is your message then if you run? we know this president early on the wall was important, meaning immigration, repealing and replacing obamacare, that was important. so you. i think if you look at president trump he has divided the country worse than it s ever been divided in its history, or certainly for the last 100 years. my history as both a mayor, a governor, as a business person was to bring people together and find solutions to vexing problems. we brought environmentalists together with the oil and gas industry for methane regulations. the equivalent of take 320,000 cars off the road.
you announced a trip to a way. what would make you stand out? it is a crowded field, a diverse field, what would make you stand out if you jump in. i think i d look at it from a prospective, i m one of the few if not the only candidate who is actually able to bring people together worn in conflict, you know, they re feuding and get them to put down their weaponsing take the time to hear each other and hear goals and their willingness to compromise. you have done that on infrastructure and marijuana. and methane regulations. you have done look, you were a two-term governor. when are you going to make a decision on this? you journalists are always so impatient. i hope, march, we spent a lot of time working on it. we re trying to make sure to make the right decision once. so march, so let me ask you about something that i know you are thinking about. are people who have jumped in