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

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 10:36 AM

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Michael Bennet ran for Governor of Colorado on the Democratic primary ballot and his competitor was Phil Weiser (currently State Attorney General.) Phil Weiser won the Democratic primary contest and will appear on the ballot in November.

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Sen. Michael Bennet loses Colorado governor primary after being cast as a DC insider [View all] Autumn 12 hrs ago OP

Understanding of course, that if Sen Bennet had been nominated, he'd have been a good candidate and a ... marble falls 12 hrs ago #1

I cast my vote for Phil Weiser with the full understanding that I believe he would be a better governor Autumn 12 hrs ago #2

Same here. RobertDevereaux 10 hrs ago #16

Me too. momta 9 hrs ago #26

I'm OK with that. ananda 10 hrs ago #21

Right. We have more ""establishment" than we need with the Pedo Party Bluetus 8 hrs ago #36

That about sez it all. ananda 8 hrs ago #37

I agree momta 9 hrs ago #30

I predict that the anti-incumbent trend will hurt the Democrats more than the Republicans. n/t FSogol 12 hrs ago #3

Bennet's senate seat is secure until 2029. Governor Polis is term limited out. Autumn 12 hrs ago #4

You may/probably are on to something here V850i 10 hrs ago #14

The democrats have been hurt plenty by the republicans for 40 years, as the BComplex 10 hrs ago #20

Like it hurt Mamdani? orangecrush 9 hrs ago #29

The rest of the US is not New York. nt RandomNumbers 9 hrs ago #33

Bennet will stay in the senate. The AG sounds like he will be good. LeftInTX 8 hrs ago #39

I was surprised when Bennet announced that he was running for governor DavidDvorkin 11 hrs ago #5

His confirmation votes for some of Trumps pick were an issue for me. Autumn 11 hrs ago #6

100% anti MAGA yankee87 11 hrs ago #8

I'll take these one at a time TransitJohn 7 hrs ago #41

80? He's 61 now. DavidDvorkin 6 hrs ago #43

IMO it's not personal, but some elected officials are not up to the task newdeal2 11 hrs ago #7

Bennet is still the senior Senator from Colorado until 2028 FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #9

The headline is completely accurate. Colorado had its primary election June 30, 2026. . . . h2ebits 10 hrs ago #17

He also ran for president and remained a senator. LeftInTX 8 hrs ago #40

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

I liked Weiser and voted for him mostly because intheozone 10 hrs ago #11

Yeah! for Phil Weiser. . . . h2ebits 10 hrs ago #12

That's one of the reasons people are looking for new leadership in the Democratic BComplex 10 hrs ago #18

Agreed. It was Rahm Emmanuel who ditched it. coffeenap 9 hrs ago #23

Rahm Emmanuel was who Obama picked for his Secy of State. I was so BComplex 9 hrs ago #32

Chief of Staff. Rahm was Obama's Chief of Staff. hedda_foil 8 hrs ago #35

Ooops! LOL!! Brain fog BComplex 8 hrs ago #38

Thanks for your support. I entirely agree with you. h2ebits 9 hrs ago #27

Love Colorado. Spent many a summer there camping with my parents and they' retired to Buena Vista. surfered 10 hrs ago #13

I Voted For Phil Aepps22 10 hrs ago #15

Jared Polis let a MAGA election cheater out of jail. BComplex 10 hrs ago #19

Fortunately, jared is term-limited out, so he was not in the race. niyad 9 hrs ago #24

I'm aware of that. And I'm wondering if the fact that he took that action might BComplex 9 hrs ago #34

Candidate Vetting Failure Aepps22 9 hrs ago #25

Polis was a popsdenver 9 hrs ago #28

Wow. This might be a trend. Joinfortmill 9 hrs ago #22

Are you concerned Weiser will become a Fetterman? I don't see that happening. 33taw 9 hrs ago #31

No. Just a general comment for us to be informed. Joinfortmill 6 hrs ago #42