, in a Denver appearance Thursday night, called Colorado a“state that is really about the future,” urging Democrats — and women in particular — to keep up their activism and push back against the political polarization that dominated last year’s presidential election.
Clinton also raised a red flag about in her , saying it poses a “clear and present danger to Western Democracy.”
“This isn’t just about what happened. It’s about what’s happening right now,” she said while promoting , “What Happened.”
“Trump is playing right into (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s hands. This is shameful.”
The appearance at the Bellco Theatre at the Colorado Convention Center was the Democrat’s first public one in Colorado since losing the 2016 election to Trump. Clinton covered a range of issues, from the opioid epidemic to her grandchildren, in about an hour.
Politically, she expressed disdain toward Republicans and hammered Trump for his attacks on national security infrastructure, calling, too, for stricter gun laws.
Clinton applauded the wins Democrats had in , , calling them an important step in battling divisiveness.
“These victories give us an important chance to make progress on important issues,” she said.
“We’ve got to stay focused.”
The former first lady and U.S. secretary of state also thanked the crowd, which mostly filled the theater, for her victory in Colorado last year.
She in the state with 48 percent of the vote to his 43 percent, coming up short, however, , which traditionally has been a Democratic stronghold.Trump’s win in Pueblo wasthe first for a Republicanpresidential candidate since Richard Nixon in 1972 and signified , which helped him across the United States.
“I love coming here,” Clinton told the crowd, which gave her a long standing ovation, “and I was so pleased to see Gov. (John) Hickenlooper here earlier to talk about some of the exciting things that are going on in Denver and across Colorado.”
Hickenlooper, a fellow Democrat, as a possible vice presidential running mate pick of Clinton’s last year. Hickenlooper’s name has been mentioned in discussion .
Clinton, who has said for a book signing at the Tattered Cover.