my heart breaks for the family of tom clements and his widow. my intention was never to offend her or to politicize the event. my intention is to raise a serious question about john hickenlooper failed record of public safety. that was one crystallizing event in a whole series where he showed failure of leadership on his watch on public safety. i think that needs to be his first responsibility to protect and defend the safety of the citizens. on my watch, that will absolutely be a priority. i never intended to offend lisa. that is why we changed out the traffic on the ad. there are plenty of other subjects to bring up. >> thank you. governor hickenlooper, your response. >> obviously tom clements was an , exemplary public servant and a close friend. his think that invoking death for political purposes is -- i'm still dumbfounded. i'm not sure how we could see that as a positive ad. we had an agreement that we would only do positive ads. obviously i look back at all he did. he came out here specifically to address the issues around people in solit

--i think that -- you know tom clements was an exemplary public servant and a close friend. and i do think that invoking his death for political purposes is -- i'm still dumbfounded. i know that it was difficult not just for lisa and her two daughters, but for everyone. . am very disappointed we shook hands and we agreed that, within our own ads, we would only do positive ads. i'm not sure how we could see that as a positive ad. -- i lookobviously back at all tom clements did. he came out here specifically to address the issues around people in solitary confinement and getting released directly to the general population. there were 1500 people in solitary confinement when he first came. he worked relentlessly and cut that number down to a couple people now. -- couple hundred people now. and no one being released rightly to the public. the problem that was being raised has been solved. the whole thing is unfortunate and really dumbfounding. >> governor, let's talk about your record on public safety. i have watched as the democratically controlled legislator have failed to pas

breaks for the family of tom clements and his widow.my intention was never to offend her or to politicize the event. my intention still raises the sears question of john hickenlooper's failed record of public safety. that was when crystallizing onet in a whole series -- crystallizing event in a whole series where he showed failure of leadership on his watch on public safety. be hisink that needs to first responsibility to protect and defend the safety of the citizens. on my watch, that will absolutely be a priority. i never intended to offend lisa. that is why we changed out the traffic on the ad. there are plenty of other subjects. >> thank you. governor hickenlooper, your response. clements was an simpler public servant and a close friend. evoking his death for political stilles is -- i'm dumbfounded. public servant and a close friend. evoking his death for political purposes is -- i'm still dumbfounded. i'm not sure how we could see that as a positive ad. back at all hek did. he came out here specifically to address the issues around