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Editorial: Political patronage must end in Denver with either Brough or Johnston

Brough was right to blow the whistle on a candidate seeking a job in exchange for an endorsement

DENVER, CO - MAY 11 : Former Denver Metro Chamber CEO Kelly Brough, left, and former State Sen. Mike Johnston are in a mayoral runoff debate hosted at Regis University in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO – MAY 11 : Former Denver Metro Chamber CEO Kelly Brough, left, and former State Sen. Mike Johnston are in a mayoral runoff debate hosted at Regis University in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
By | mschrader@denverpost.com
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Political patronage has no place in American politics, and yet its insidious creep is so ever-present that when Denver mayoral candidate Kelly Brough blew the whistle on a politician seeking a job in exchange for an endorsement, no one batted an eye.
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