EDITORIAL: No two-timers on the campaign trail

May 18—We won't quibble with Gov. Jared Polis' veto last week of legislation that would have let a candidate for Colorado lieutenant governor run for another office at the same time. Although the bill had strong bipartisan backing, the governor's reasoning makes a lot of sense to us.

"The people of Colorado deserve no less than candidates who run for the office in which they intend to serve, not some office that only serves as a backup to them," Polis wrote in the standard veto letter accompanying his action.

Much as some politicians may think the political world cannot do without them— and that they have to arrange in advance for a Plan B that keeps them in public life should Plan A fizzle — such an attempt to hedge bets is, to say the least, uninspiring to the electorate.

There is a consolation in the veto, however, for sponsoring Republican state Rep. Dave Williams of Colorado Springs. Given Democratic dominance at the Capitol these days — with majorities in both legislative chambers — it's a stride for a Republican even to get a bill to the governor's desk.