Bennet Starts TV Advertising Campaign Day After Caucuses

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by: RedGreen

( – promoted by Colorado Pols)

The Michael Bennet campaign announced this afternoon it will start running a television ad on Wednesday to introduce the candidate and his campaign to voters.

The message is a sharp stick in the eye of Washington, which Bennet calls “broken,” building on reform measures he introduced earlier this month. It’s the first TV commercial Bennet has ever run, his campaign emphasizes, making the point he’s not a career politician.

Shot in front of Lookout Mountain, the ad also unveils a new Bennet slogan: “I’m Michael Bennet and I approve this message,” he says, “because I’m listening to Colorado.”

The ad will run for two weeks in Denver and Colorado Springs on broadcast and cable at a reported cost in the neighborhood of $300,000.

Watch the ad and read a transcript after the jump.

Here’s a transcript:

Michael Bennet: I’ve been in Washington for only a year.

But it didn’t take that long to see the whole place is broken.

It’s time to give them a wake up call.

That’s why I’m for freezing Congressional pay until we get our economy back on track.

I think senators and congress should lose their health insurance, until they can stop insurance company abuses.

And I’d ban members of congress from ever becoming lobbyists.

I’m Michael Bennet and I approve this message because I’m listening to Colorado.

Trust Dick Wadhams, chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, to weigh in and not in a good way for Bennet. Said Wadhams: “Bennet says something about only being in Washington for a year. Interesting comment from someone who was raised in the salons of Washington, D.C. and went to school at the exclusive St. Alban’s School.”

15 thoughts on “Bennet Starts TV Advertising Campaign Day After Caucuses”

denverco says:

March 17, 2010 at 2:34 am

The mastermind behind those successful Senate races in Virginia and Colorado.

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redstateblues says:

March 17, 2010 at 2:41 am

Bartels:

By the way, the mountains in the background of the ad: Lookout Mountain. In Colorado.

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DavidThi808 says:

March 17, 2010 at 4:01 am

Appearing in front of a Colorado mountain. I’m sure Wadhams will call him out on that.

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sxp151 says:

March 17, 2010 at 6:19 am

Seriously? Is it just because that’s the only other media market in the state?

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1. MtSherman says:
  
  March 17, 2010 at 8:53 am
  
  I’m not sure that it is crazy to buy ad time in Colorado Springs. While there are more votes for a Democrat in Denver Metro there are still a significant number in CS. Udall got 97,350 votes to Schaffer’s 144,672 in El Paso County. Given that Udall won by 225,985 votes statewide the county should not be ignored by a Democrat just as a smart Republican won’t ignore Denver.
  
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Born To Run says:

March 17, 2010 at 7:29 am

It’s a terrible ad and he does not come across as likable or Senatorial.

Romanoff might just iwn after all.

This is truly one of the worst ads seen in Colorado in a long time

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DentistCare says:

March 17, 2010 at 8:09 am

its only propaganda, I don’t believe those lies. he has all the money to pay a big insurance.

Nice montains!

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1. redstateblues says:
  
  March 17, 2010 at 8:13 am
  
  will Pols’ next target be the ADA and the teeth whitening lobby?
  
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peacemonger says:

March 17, 2010 at 11:03 am

And I would say so if it were Bennet’s or Romanoff’s.

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Muhammad Ali Hasan says:

March 17, 2010 at 1:21 pm

Is Michael Bennet a Republican?

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1. ajb says:
  
  March 17, 2010 at 9:16 pm
  
  Was it this line?
  
  And I’d ban members of congress from ever becoming lobbyists.
  
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SSG_Dan says:

March 17, 2010 at 5:36 pm

Make all members of Congress use the VHA system as Priority 4 patients.

If they truely believe the VA healthcare system takes care of our Wounded Warriors, let them use it.

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1. BICora says:
  
  March 17, 2010 at 9:29 pm
  
  great idea
  
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mamajama says:

March 20, 2010 at 10:12 pm

There isn’t a whole lot of difference between Bennet and Romanoff ideologically, except for this: Bennet’s actions, not his words, show him to be anti-union.

When he was Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, he refused to negotiate with the Classroom Teacher’s Union for almost 6 months, leading to a situation where we had to either strike or start the year without a contract, thus negating all of the negotiated salary, benefits, and working conditions we had worked for. Bennet publicly said that he thought the contract was “not a heroic document”, and that it was “antiquated”.

Bennet has always waffled on support for the Employee Free Choice Act. (EFCA)

It would be interesting to know where he stood on employee organizations when he was Hickenlooper’s aide.

Romanoff, on the other hand, has at least said that he “conditionally” supports EFCA.

In our caucus, we were solidly union people. Old, young…not party hacks or those other disparaging labels for Romanoff supporters. Union organizers and members. That is why Bennet is losing to Romanoff – on his actions, not his words, against working people in Colorado.

Having said that, if he wins the primary, I’m sure I’ll work for him, as the Republican candidate will undoubtedly be even worse on working people’s concerns.

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peacemonger says:

March 21, 2010 at 8:55 am

UAW. Detroit. Had a friend who was killed organizing in Chicago. Worked for a union-sponsored nonprofit.

I’ve not detected a difference between Bennet and Romanoff on this. I am waiting to see. Bennet voted to confirm Craig Becker, which was a pretty strong sign that he may be EFCA friendly. I have never heard Andrew answer a union question with a straight answer – ever.

Sadly, Colorado is a very anti-union state. Anyone who wants to win here has to be careful. Wish it weren’t that way. In fact, it sucks.

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