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1. Understanding of course, that if Sen Bennet had been nominated, he'd have been a good candidate and a ...

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Sen. Michael Bennet loses Colorado governor primary after being cast as a DC insider [View all] Autumn Jul 1 OP

Understanding of course, that if Sen Bennet had been nominated, he'd have been a good candidate and a ... marble falls Jul 1 #1

I cast my vote for Phil Weiser with the full understanding that I believe he would be a better governor Autumn Jul 1 #2

Same here. RobertDevereaux Jul 1 #16

Me too. momta Jul 1 #26

I'm OK with that. ananda Jul 1 #21

Right. We have more ""establishment" than we need with the Pedo Party Bluetus Jul 1 #36

That about sez it all. ananda Jul 1 #37

I agree momta Jul 1 #30

I predict that the anti-incumbent trend will hurt the Democrats more than the Republicans. n/t FSogol Jul 1 #3

Bennet's senate seat is secure until 2029. Governor Polis is term limited out. Autumn Jul 1 #4

You may/probably are on to something here V850i Jul 1 #14

The democrats have been hurt plenty by the republicans for 40 years, as the BComplex Jul 1 #20

Like it hurt Mamdani? orangecrush Jul 1 #29

The rest of the US is not New York. nt RandomNumbers Jul 1 #33

Bennet will stay in the senate. The AG sounds like he will be good. LeftInTX Jul 1 #39

I was surprised when Bennet announced that he was running for governor DavidDvorkin Jul 1 #5

His confirmation votes for some of Trumps pick were an issue for me. Autumn Jul 1 #6

100% anti MAGA yankee87 Jul 1 #8

I'll take these one at a time TransitJohn Jul 1 #41

80? He's 61 now. DavidDvorkin Jul 1 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author TransitJohn Thursday #44

IMO it's not personal, but some elected officials are not up to the task newdeal2 Jul 1 #7

Bennet is still the senior Senator from Colorado until 2028 FakeNoose Jul 1 #9

The headline is completely accurate. Colorado had its primary election June 30, 2026. . . . h2ebits Jul 1 #17

He also ran for president and remained a senator. LeftInTX Jul 1 #40

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser & Dr. Heidi Wald with their children plus a former U.S. President littlemissmartypants Jul 1 #10

I liked Weiser and voted for him mostly because intheozone Jul 1 #11

Yeah! for Phil Weiser. . . . h2ebits Jul 1 #12

That's one of the reasons people are looking for new leadership in the Democratic BComplex Jul 1 #18

Agreed. It was Rahm Emmanuel who ditched it. coffeenap Jul 1 #23

Rahm Emmanuel was who Obama picked for his Secy of State. I was so BComplex Jul 1 #32

Chief of Staff. Rahm was Obama's Chief of Staff. hedda_foil Jul 1 #35

Ooops! LOL!! Brain fog BComplex Jul 1 #38

Thanks for your support. I entirely agree with you. h2ebits Jul 1 #27

Love Colorado. Spent many a summer there camping with my parents and they' retired to Buena Vista. surfered Jul 1 #13

I Voted For Phil Aepps22 Jul 1 #15

Jared Polis let a MAGA election cheater out of jail. BComplex Jul 1 #19

Fortunately, jared is term-limited out, so he was not in the race. niyad Jul 1 #24

I'm aware of that. And I'm wondering if the fact that he took that action might BComplex Jul 1 #34

Candidate Vetting Failure Aepps22 Jul 1 #25

Polis was a popsdenver Jul 1 #28

Wow. This might be a trend. Joinfortmill Jul 1 #22

Are you concerned Weiser will become a Fetterman? I don't see that happening. 33taw Jul 1 #31

No. Just a general comment for us to be informed. Joinfortmill Jul 1 #42