The Senate primary election in Colorado will be another indicator of outlook for the November election.\u00a0 \u00a0Bennet is the designated Democratic Party favorite.\u00a0 He was appointed, by Democratic Governor Bill Ritter, \u00a0to the position to replace Ken Salazar, the current Secretary of the Interior.\u00a0 Prior to Salazar leaving this seat it would have been considered one of the safest Democratic Senate seats.<\/p>\n
Bennet had everything going for him.\u00a0 He had lot of money.\u00a0 He was given stimulus money hand outs from the Obama administration.\u00a0 He is the incumbent.\u00a0 He had strong support in the media.\u00a0\u00a0 Obama personally campaigned for him.\u00a0 The Obama administration even tried to bribe Romanof into dropping out to clear the path for Bennet.\u00a0 (sound familiar?)\u00a0\u00a0 But a funny thing happened on the way to the Forum.\u00a0 Romanof, who had squat for money, started to gain on Bennet.\u00a0 Then, at the last minute, Bill Clinton showed up to campaign for Romanof.\u00a0 Odds are that Clinton had little impact, because about 60% of the vote was by absentee ballot and those people had voted before Clinton got involved.\u00a0 \u00a0It is becoming clear that the Clintons are more and more willing to distance themselves from Obama.<\/p>\n
If Bennet loses, it is another public slap in the face for Obama.\u00a0 It basically means NOBODY he has campaigned for has even survived the primary.\u00a0 That would be very bad news for the administration.<\/p>\n
Romanof is not exactly a great choice for the Senate.\u00a0 He brags about being more progressive than Bennet.\u00a0 Since Bennet is a hard-core tax and spend liberal, that is pretty amazing.\u00a0 It looks like either Republican candidate will beat either Democratic candidate.<\/p>\n
So, here\u2019s the deal.\u00a0 Obama can\u2019t win anything tonight.\u00a0 Even if Bennet squeaks by, Obama will get zero credit.\u00a0 If Romanof loses, it will be viewed (correctly) as another big Obama bust.\u00a0 \u00a0If Bennet loses, Democrats will be in a massive race to see who can distance themselves fastest and farthest from the Annointed One.<\/p>\n
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The Senate primary election in Colorado will be another indicator of outlook for the November election.\u00a0 \u00a0Bennet is the designated Democratic Party favorite.\u00a0 He was appointed, by Democratic Governor Bill Ritter, \u00a0to the position to replace Ken Salazar, the current … Continue reading