November 10, 2010 06:01 PM UTC

Bennet Victory Makes Politico's Top Ten of 2010

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• by: Colorado Pols

It’s the story you just lived so it won’t come as a surprise, but here’s what Politico’s David Catanese says today about Colorado’s epic 2010 U.S. Senate race:

Michael Bennet (Colorado, U.S. Senate)

The appointed senator’s campaign strategy of shifting the terms of debate away from the economy and onto GOP nominee Ken Buck’s stance against abortion and his controversial comments about a rape case, smelled like desperation to Republicans. But it proved to be brilliant. Bennet peeled away Colorado independents, particularly women, from the tea party-backed Republican in the waning weeks, and his well-oiled ground game reached more than 300,000 doors on Election Day alone. A 16-point advantage among women made all the difference in the senator’s improbable razor-thin victory.