At the base of the shift lever outer shell slice the rubber where it meets the shell inward using a razor ~ 1/16 inch. This is so that when you remove the outer shell the lower rubber flap stays behind. Mark the shell the amount that you want to remove. I used a Rigid #20 pipe cutter to do this.
Hickenlooper was viewed as a possible contender for Governor of Colorado in the November 2006 election to replace term-limited Republican Governor Bill Owens. Despite a Draft Hick campaign, he officially announced on February 6, 2006 that he would not seek the Democratic nomination for governor.
As of August 2016, Colorado was one of seven Democratic state government trifectas. The 42nd and current governor is John Hickenlooper (D). He was first elected in 2010. Hickenlooper took office on January 11, 2011, and won re-election to a second term in 2014.