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TransitJohn

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41. I'll take these one at a time

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:26 PM

12 hrs ago

Is he tired of being a senator?
Probably, we never hear of anything he does here in Colorado.
Will he decline to run for reelection?
Hopefully, as he'll be 80 at the end of his term....he needs to go rest, same as DeGette.
And if he does run again, will he have trouble winning the primary?
Abso-fucking-lutely. He's out of touch with what the base of the Democratic Party wants.

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I cast my vote for Phil Weiser with the full understanding that I believe he would be a better governor Autumn 16 hrs ago #2

Same here. RobertDevereaux 15 hrs ago #16

Me too. momta 14 hrs ago #26

I'm OK with that. ananda 14 hrs ago #21

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That about sez it all. ananda 13 hrs ago #37

I agree momta 14 hrs ago #30

I predict that the anti-incumbent trend will hurt the Democrats more than the Republicans. n/t FSogol 16 hrs ago #3

Bennet's senate seat is secure until 2029. Governor Polis is term limited out. Autumn 16 hrs ago #4

You may/probably are on to something here V850i 15 hrs ago #14

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Like it hurt Mamdani? orangecrush 14 hrs ago #29

The rest of the US is not New York. nt RandomNumbers 13 hrs ago #33

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I was surprised when Bennet announced that he was running for governor DavidDvorkin 16 hrs ago #5

His confirmation votes for some of Trumps pick were an issue for me. Autumn 16 hrs ago #6

100% anti MAGA yankee87 15 hrs ago #8

I'll take these one at a time TransitJohn 12 hrs ago #41

80? He's 61 now. DavidDvorkin 11 hrs ago #43

IMO it's not personal, but some elected officials are not up to the task newdeal2 15 hrs ago #7

Bennet is still the senior Senator from Colorado until 2028 FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #9

The headline is completely accurate. Colorado had its primary election June 30, 2026. . . . h2ebits 14 hrs ago #17

He also ran for president and remained a senator. LeftInTX 12 hrs ago #40

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser & Dr. Heidi Wald with their children plus a former U.S. President littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #10

I liked Weiser and voted for him mostly because intheozone 15 hrs ago #11

Yeah! for Phil Weiser. . . . h2ebits 15 hrs ago #12

That's one of the reasons people are looking for new leadership in the Democratic BComplex 14 hrs ago #18

Agreed. It was Rahm Emmanuel who ditched it. coffeenap 14 hrs ago #23

Rahm Emmanuel was who Obama picked for his Secy of State. I was so BComplex 13 hrs ago #32

Chief of Staff. Rahm was Obama's Chief of Staff. hedda_foil 13 hrs ago #35

Ooops! LOL!! Brain fog BComplex 12 hrs ago #38

Thanks for your support. I entirely agree with you. h2ebits 14 hrs ago #27

Love Colorado. Spent many a summer there camping with my parents and they' retired to Buena Vista. surfered 15 hrs ago #13

I Voted For Phil Aepps22 15 hrs ago #15

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Candidate Vetting Failure Aepps22 14 hrs ago #25

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Wow. This might be a trend. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #22

Are you concerned Weiser will become a Fetterman? I don't see that happening. 33taw 13 hrs ago #31

No. Just a general comment for us to be informed. Joinfortmill 11 hrs ago #42