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popsdenver

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28. Polis was a
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 11:23 AM
10 hrs ago

pro-corporate DINO from day one........and boy did his corporate right leaning come out of the woodwork during this ending lame duck term........

In my opinion, some of the others were totally ineffective,..... just cruising along,..... do nothings........
DeGette......Bennett......Hickenlooper...........

But the Colorado Democrat Party had best get it together quickly, because the Republicans see this as an incredible opening to push hard to turn Colorado into at least a Purple state. I can only imagine the zillions of republican dollars, that are now legally allowed, and will for certain, flow into this election.

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Understanding of course, that if Sen Bennet had been nominated, he'd have been a good candidate and a ... marble falls 13 hrs ago #1
I cast my vote for Phil Weiser with the full understanding that I believe he would be a better governor Autumn 13 hrs ago #2
Same here. RobertDevereaux 11 hrs ago #16
Me too. momta 10 hrs ago #26
I'm OK with that. ananda 11 hrs ago #21
Right. We have more ""establishment" than we need with the Pedo Party Bluetus 9 hrs ago #36
That about sez it all. ananda 9 hrs ago #37
I agree momta 10 hrs ago #30
I predict that the anti-incumbent trend will hurt the Democrats more than the Republicans. n/t FSogol 13 hrs ago #3
Bennet's senate seat is secure until 2029. Governor Polis is term limited out. Autumn 13 hrs ago #4
You may/probably are on to something here V850i 11 hrs ago #14
The democrats have been hurt plenty by the republicans for 40 years, as the BComplex 11 hrs ago #20
Like it hurt Mamdani? orangecrush 10 hrs ago #29
The rest of the US is not New York. nt RandomNumbers 10 hrs ago #33
Bennet will stay in the senate. The AG sounds like he will be good. LeftInTX 9 hrs ago #39
I was surprised when Bennet announced that he was running for governor DavidDvorkin 12 hrs ago #5
His confirmation votes for some of Trumps pick were an issue for me. Autumn 12 hrs ago #6
100% anti MAGA yankee87 12 hrs ago #8
I'll take these one at a time TransitJohn 8 hrs ago #41
80? He's 61 now. DavidDvorkin 8 hrs ago #43
IMO it's not personal, but some elected officials are not up to the task newdeal2 12 hrs ago #7
Bennet is still the senior Senator from Colorado until 2028 FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #9
The headline is completely accurate. Colorado had its primary election June 30, 2026. . . . h2ebits 11 hrs ago #17
He also ran for president and remained a senator. LeftInTX 9 hrs ago #40
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser & Dr. Heidi Wald ​with their children plus a former U.S. President littlemissmartypants 11 hrs ago #10
I liked Weiser and voted for him mostly because intheozone 11 hrs ago #11
Yeah! for Phil Weiser. . . . h2ebits 11 hrs ago #12
That's one of the reasons people are looking for new leadership in the Democratic BComplex 11 hrs ago #18
Agreed. It was Rahm Emmanuel who ditched it. coffeenap 11 hrs ago #23
Rahm Emmanuel was who Obama picked for his Secy of State. I was so BComplex 10 hrs ago #32
Chief of Staff. Rahm was Obama's Chief of Staff. hedda_foil 10 hrs ago #35
Ooops! LOL!! Brain fog BComplex 9 hrs ago #38
Thanks for your support. I entirely agree with you. h2ebits 10 hrs ago #27
Love Colorado. Spent many a summer there camping with my parents and they' retired to Buena Vista. surfered 11 hrs ago #13
I Voted For Phil Aepps22 11 hrs ago #15
Jared Polis let a MAGA election cheater out of jail. BComplex 11 hrs ago #19
Fortunately, jared is term-limited out, so he was not in the race. niyad 10 hrs ago #24
I'm aware of that. And I'm wondering if the fact that he took that action might BComplex 10 hrs ago #34
Candidate Vetting Failure Aepps22 10 hrs ago #25
Polis was a popsdenver 10 hrs ago #28
Wow. This might be a trend. Joinfortmill 11 hrs ago #22
Are you concerned Weiser will become a Fetterman? I don't see that happening. 33taw 10 hrs ago #31
No. Just a general comment for us to be informed. Joinfortmill 8 hrs ago #42
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