April 22, 2009 06:01 PM UTC

Rothenberg: Bennet Looking Safer

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• by: Colorado Pols

According to The Rothenberg Political Report, the seat occupied by Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet has been upgraded from “Narrow Advantage for Incumbent Party” to “Clear Advantage for Incumbent Party.”

Despite Bennet’s disadvantages when it comes to name ID, we’d have to agree with Rothenberg. Given his prolific fundraising and the weakness of the Republican field, Bennet is certainly in the driver’s seat for 2010 at this point.

Bennet’s biggest weakness is his low name ID, but Republican candidates Ken Buck and Ryan Frazier aren’t exactly household names, either. It’s also unknown if either Buck or Frazier can really raise the money needed to be true challengers; given the number of competitive seats around the country, the RSCC won’t be there to do it for them if the eventual primary winner doesn’t show an ability to be a big time fundraiser on his own.