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Hickenlooper Signs No Fossil Fuel Pledge, Then Realizes What It Actually Is and Crosses His Name Out

‘We get a thousand checks a day’

EXCERPT:

HICKENLOOPER: "This is the pledge, it says: 'I pledge not to take any contributions from the oil, gas, and coal industry, and instead prioritize the health of our families, climate, and democracy.  I will not take any contributions over $200. I'm crossing out the $200. I'm not going to take any corporate donations at all. 
(Cheering and Applause)
UNKNOWN: "It's for individuals as well as corporations."
(...)
HICKENLOOPER: "How can I take — I don't know the people who write the checks. You can't do that. I have no idea who writes me checks. We get a thousand checks a day. People write them all the time."
UNKNOWN: "So not knowingly. So are you still signing this then?"
HICKENLOOPER: "No, I'll cross that out. How can I sign this? You've made an impossible thing to sign if someone is going to run a race."
UNKNOWN: "Okay. I'm really disappointed to hear that." 

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