Commentary: I’m Voting, but Not for Either Denver Mayoral Candidate

I’m really disappointed in the mayoral runoff candidates this year. The two successful candidates combined received less than 45 percent of the votes during the April election.

I was pretty good at arithmetic, and I am struck that more than 55 percent of the city did not vote for more Hickencock. They voted for change.

I suspect that the successful candidates had more money than all the other candidates combined. They each had a money source that has business with the city.

The donors are people who are developers of this and that. My experience with rich donors is that they view their “donations” as their civic duty and as an investment. As I understand investments, they are based on a focused interest in more money.

I strongly believe the “Let’s-all-run-for-mayor!”…