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Wednesday was CNN’s Democratic Town Hall with former Colorado Governor and 2020 hopeful John Hickenlooper in Atlanta, Georgia, the latest in their series. And while there were some funny moments, there were plenty of far-left questions sprinkled throughout. One of which came from moderator and chief political correspondent Dana Bash, asking Hickenlooper if he would sign a national emergency to deal with gun violence.
Part way through the town hall, following a question from a mother fearing for her kids, Bash turned to the candidate and asked:
Governor, you in response to the President's national emergency on the border wall tweeted the U.S. Needs to focus on real emergencies like our epidemic levels of gun violence. Would you declare a national emergency on gun violence if you were president?
A short time later, health care IT consultant and independent turned Democrat, John McCandlish said he liked how Hickenlooper could work with Republicans. But he wanted to know how tough Hickenlooper could get. “Republicans don't seem to want to give an inch whether it's gun legislation, climate change, voter registration, health care. So how tough are you prepared to be if they don't cooperate?”
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