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August 04, 2010 02:24 AM UTC

New York Times: "Mr. Bennet is in significant trouble"

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  • by: StrykerK2

That’s what Jeff Zeleny of the New York Times has to say about Senator Bennet in an article chronicling how often President Obama has had to swoop in to help him.

The extraordinary presidential effort, particularly given that it’s coming in a Democratic primary, underscores a key point about the Colorado Senate race: Mr. Bennet is in significant trouble in his campaign against Andrew Romanoff, a former speaker of the Colorado House.  

While the story talks about how much President Obama has done for Senator Bennet (to no avail, as he now trails Romanoff in the most recent poll), it also shows how quickly the Bennet campaign is scrambling to try and hold:

The telephone town meeting on Tuesday night, which was abruptly added to the president’s daily schedule, is the latest effort to help boost Mr. Bennet’s candidacy.

So the question remains: if Bennet is this weak in a Democratic primary against an opponent who has spent a fraction of what he has, how can Bennet possibly win against a well funded Republican opponent?

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33 thoughts on “New York Times: “Mr. Bennet is in significant trouble”

  1. Obama campaigning in a Purple state is just fine for a primary – but when it comes to the general, Bennet would be on his own.

    And that’s vs a Republican candidate with equal amounts of money, and absolutely no problem with going way more negative than the Romanoff comparison ads.

    It’s clear Bennet has lost the 17 point lead and the momentum is going with Romanoff – and now Bennet has to loan himself 300,000 grand in the last week – even with 5 times as much money as Romanoff – he is still losing.

          1. I did not agree with Ray Springfield that Romanoff needed to prove he worked in Nicaragua.

            I asked when “was Andrew there?”

            I can see where you would fail to see the difference. Calling me out for something I never said is ok with you- because you are a lying liar.

            I called her “just another poster on Kos”  Not some.

            Another.  Minor quibble – but my broader point that her analysis cannot be cited as fact- esp when you combined her opinion with yours and called it factual.

            Please stop lying, if you can.  Thank you

            1. it is

              *[new]  

              Nicaragua may not care about the distincition.

              Which charity or mission was AR teaching for?

              Name that and we’ll get the month and year.

              Alternatively – provide the month and year he arrived and the month and year he departed and State can confirm it.

              Why s it so hard?

              What’s to hide?

              by: MADCO @ Sun Aug 01, 2010 at 13:11:41 PM MDT

              http://www.coloradopols.com/sh

      1. I have been lurking for weeks and I apologize that I’m posting this as a new user.

        But peacemonger, if you took a poll of CO voters, do you really think that 50% would say that they hate AR or MB? I’m not sure that it can even be said that half of coloradopols participants “hate” either one.

        I’m new to Colorado and this is my first election in which I’ve been able to vote. Sorry to interrupt, but that seems pretty heated. I’d say that maybe 0.1% really hates either candidate when you look at all Democratic voters. It might be more interesting to understanding what percentage won’t vote for or won’t donate to, but even there, what would those numbers look like 10 days after the primary?

        1. and tends to exaggerate. She’s got a bit of a school yard crush on Mr. Bennet. Which I suppose is only fair considering how many people I know who have one for the President.  

  2. Before Romanoff flipped on the central tenant of his campaign and agreed that accepting PAC support  is ok.  

    Just to recap-

    AR1.0 PAC money is ok.

    AR2.0 Sep 09- July 10 PAC money is always  bad.

    AR2.1  Aug 2010  PAC money is ok as long it’s been laundered through some 3d party.

    The questions really is WWAR3.0D?

    But to answer your question how Bennet wins against the R nominee- none of the bs that AR has campaigned on means anything in the general.

    Buck accepts PAC money (AR2.0 didn’t) and so that issue goes away.

    Buck has huge policy differences with Bennet. AR doens’t.

    Buck has caved to the tea party. Bennet engaged them, but knows they are nuts.

    Buck wants to repeal health care. Bennet wants to enhance it.

    Buck wants to repeal financial reform. Bennet wants to make it stronger.

    Buck wants to bail on Afghanistan. Bennet wants to supprt the President’s natioanl secuirty objective.

    Buck now is Buck then.  No weird 2.0 perfection version that’s all bs.

    1. and Colorado Pols editors had to add it to their update.

      I am not taking PAC money now, and I will not take any PAC money in the general election.

      The DSCC is now supporting my opponent, supplementing the $1.3 million he has taken from PACs with independent expenditures of its own.

      After I win the primary, I will ask the DSCC to honor my pledge by excluding PAC dollars from any contributions or expenditures it makes on my behalf.

      if that’s all you’ve got, then Bennet really is in trouble.

      But alas, that news is evident to everyone outside of this website – including the New York Times.

      1. If Romanoff wins the primary, he’ll have my support.

        I’ve always said this.  How about you toob?  If Benent wins can we count on you to help keep the seat D?

  3. Andrew has campaigned SEVEN days a week. Bennet only has one. Andrew has been on Sirota and Solis-Marich’s show so much, I wonder if they aren’t all sewn together at the hip.

    Michael has been the true underdog in this race. No matter what happens, I will always respect and admire the man with integrity that is unwaverable — Senator Bennet.

      1. Whew. WalMart now has bottles of Integrity, the Male Scent for Family Men, back in stock. Just in 6-PACs, though. Oooooh, I think I can feel Peacemonger shivering from here!

  4. Integrity is sending $250 checks to disabled American vets who got that way in our deficit-funded wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Bennet’s rationale for voting against the checks: it would require deficit spending!

    Integrity is doing something about the 1 million backlogged disability and other claims at the VA. CO vets have pleaded with Bennet to act. His reply: nothing!

    Integrity is helping the mortgagees, not just the mortgagors.

    Vote Romanoff before it’s too late!

    1. So Bennet hasn’t fixed the VA ?

      I spoke to him about this right after he was sworn in- and again after Shinseki was on board. I believe things are improving and just about as fast as they could given they can’t take the most logical and fastest step (180ВЄ flip the standard for proving disability and service connected- make the DVA prove it wasn’t.)

      mortgagees are lenders.

      mortgagors are borrowers.

      But I know what you mean and I agree he should do better.  But you know what – the best homeowner protections in the US are state laws. Not so much in Colorado- but Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Hawaii

      Why didn’t Andrew address that when he had the chance in the House?  I know he got PAC donations then – even from banks and mortgage lenders- but I don’t think that’s why.  What do you think?

    2. Did you really not know about Bennet’s votes for the $250 payments in both ’09 and ’10?

      The reason I ask is because I know you are a Romanoff supporter but I haven’t seen you post on any of the thousand shill heavy diaries. Your lack of correct information can only be due to a few things:

      1. You just took the word of Romanoff’s half-truth ad and did no independent research about your own Senator’s votes.

      2. You did know about Bennet’s votes and are willfully spreading misinformation.

      I’m curious because if it’s the first one then campaign ads are far more effective than I realized.

      1. You know, all reasonable and facty.

        JHudson was talking about spelling.  He was talking about justifying his support for a candidate he likes and  you gotta get all facty.  geez   If all we have are facts and real information, won’t that suck all the fun out of the election?

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