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Former Denver Mayor and Barack Obama national co-chair Federico Peña will be Colorado's 15th and final superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention after current Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper dropped out of the race Wednesday.

Peña and Hickenlooper were set to face off for the superdelegate position this weekend at the state Democratic convention in Colorado Springs.

But Colorado Democratic Party Chair Pat Waak said Hickenlooper left a phone message with her stating that he had decided to drop out of the race after talking with Peña.

If Peña is confirmed as a superdelegate this weekend, he would be the sixth Colorado superdelegate to endorse Obama.

Former President Bill Clinton stumped for his wife Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign Wednesday night at the University of Denver's Magness Center, answering critics who say his wife is too polarizing and unwilling to bring significant changes to America and the world.

Clinton disputed that his wife wouldn't be able to unify Americans simply because she's a frequent target of many Republicans.

“Colorado, our moment is now!” cried U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) before an overflow crowd Wednesday morning at the University of Denver.

During his address at DU’s Magness Arena, Obama cast himself as more electable than Democratic presidential opponent Hillary Clinton, saying he is better able to bring together Democrats, Republicans, and independents.  read more »

Gov. Bill Ritter and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper will appear at a Feb. 1 Colorado Democratic Party fundraiser celebrating Party Chair Pat Waak's 65th birthday, according to a Democratic e-mail sent out late Tuesday afternoon.   

The suggested donation for the party, which will be held at Plus+ Gallery in LoDo, is -- fittingly -- $65.