The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. August 16, 2019 Hickenlooper Drops Out of Presidential Race, May Run for Colorado Senate Seat ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- In campaign news, former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has dropped his bid to become president, but he is now considering running for Senate against Republican incumbent Cory Gardner. .