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(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
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CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
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(D) Trisha Calvarese
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(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
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(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
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CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
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June 04, 2010 01:33 AM UTC
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Who’s the “Liberal/Progressive challenger running against Michael Bennet? I only know of a former DLC 2009 Fellow that was a moderate Democrat for 8 years in the State House.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…
I think you, or rather
Alan ColmesCraig Silverman, mean Andrew Romanoff’s rebrand.Middle’s question is still valid.
While I am no fan of the DLC whatever ya call it,
what associations does Bennet have?
Unelected? check
Bank swap derivatives to bankrupt teacher’s pensions? check
votes against derivative and bank reforms? check
no on cramdown? check
Bennet does not belong to any association except the ‘Friends of the Big Banks’
Don’t pretend you don’t know what the DLC is, Wade. It’s beneath even you.
and that Rahm was a part of that machinery
http://dlcwatch.blogspot.com/2…
was their poster boy? How convenient for you, Wade.
suspiciously silent on the facts about Bennet’s votes for the banks and against us.
It’s only been discussed 5 bajillion times on this website. You introduced it as a non sequitur to get away from having to explain how Romanoff is a “Liberal/Progressive challenger”.
No way these spurious arguments ahve been discussed on CPols a “bajillion” time. 🙂
If Romanoff is supposed to be the progressive challenger, why haven’t DFA , Progressive Dems and Move-on endorsed Romanoff? They came out in support of Halter and Sestek but then they aren’t DLC conservatives like Romanoff.
What?! Wade, are you suggesting that Bennet is the “outsider”?
I mean he has the US Senate and all that. But it’s not like that counts as an “association” the way you mean it. You mean he worked for Anschutz, intellligently and skillfully deploying capital that created companies and jobs and wealth.
You don’t understand the swap transaction that the DPS Board unanimously approved (as don’t some of the Board members apparently) when Bennet was Superintendant.
And yes he voted against cramdown- do you understand why?
And he voted for more bank reforms than you could even name. He voted against two small pieces- that I’m sure we’ll get in some form or other next time around (2011).
your attempt to spin Bennet’s days as a raider for one of the wealthiest Republicans on the planet – who funded ‘intelligent design’ and anti-gay measures, but alas, you will say, that means nothing in terms of who Bennet is.
What you could answer is, how did Bennet get that cushy job with Anschutz?
and as to his financial votes:
#1: Bennet was one of the few Democratic Senators to join with the GOP to oppose cramdown
Nice. A millionaire himself, he can’t be bothered to help average families stay in their homes.
#2: Senator Bennet voted to stop Dodd’s first attempt to reign in Wall street in the Fall of 2009: the headline says it all — “Bennet joins with GOP to warn about Wall St. bill”
#3: Bennet voted against the bill to break up the Big Banks this past month.
#4: and worst of all, there is the scandal that involves Bennet’s decision to invest the teacher’s retirement fund into a fancy banking derivative or ‘swap’ – that now is costing retiring teachers their pensions.
Michael Bennet Says He “Listens to Coloradans Hurt by Wall Street”
If you have ANY doubt about the way Denver’s Teachers feel about Michael Bennet’s tenure as Superintendent – just watch this video
so far the only bank reform he has proposed is to close the congress to lobbyist loophole – which he announced the day he voted against the Kaufman -Brown amendment.
I know I am wasting my time with you, but if you could, tell us how we should support a Senator who voted against Cramdown at a time of the most foreclosures since the Great Depression?
As for the DLC charge – maybe Mr. Romanoff saw the light – maybe he said, if Obama can run without PAC money, so can I.
And Maybe Michael Bennet’s huge Wall Street contributions will turn out to be more of a liability than a help.
You seem to forget that Romanoff’s resume consist of the DLC while Bennet’s consist of defrauding DPS to make a mint for JP Morgan preceeded by making a mint as a corporate raider for Anschutz.
I will take the former over the latter (especially with Bennet’s Bankster votes) any day.
Which are, in the context of the diary you wrote, complete red herrings, you gave us your answer to MotR’s question.
“Maybe Romanoff saw the light.” Was that so hard? I think you’re wrong, but thanks for finally answering the question.
you are someone who i at least knows exists.
those are not talking points.
those are facts. from newspapers.
about Bennet’s votes.
explain them.
if you can.
Look, Wade, you have three votes that you’re trying to tell me warrant Bennet’s removal from office in favor of Romanoff. I would honestly expect you to have more than a handful of votes to criticize Bennet. To me, they don’t warrant me voting for anyone other than him. In my estimation, he’s more liberal than Ken Salazar was, and he’s a hell of a lot more liberal than Jane Norton or Ken Buck. A couple of his votes, I disagree with him on, but like I said, IMNSHO it’s not enough.
What irks me is that you’re portraying Romanoff as being the same as Sestak and Halter. He’s not. He’s a DLC Dem whose middle name was bipartisanship when he was House Speaker. As Denverco asked above, if he’s a progressive, then why haven’t progressive groups poured in money to his campaign?
You’re trying to craft Romanoff into a Seatak/Halter, and I appreciate the strategy–both of them won, and barring the runoff results, Halter will likely beat Lincoln in Arkansas–but even more than the lack of a progressive record is the problem that both of them were well-funded primary challengers. Progressive groups simply haven’t chipped in the dough, and if they haven’t by now, I think it would be a stretch to expect it to happen in the next couple months when it will be necessary to win.
Thanks for confirming that I’m a real person though. I appreciate it.
I’m not a real D.
I’m not a real Coloradan.
I’m not even a real person.
But Wade and the rest of campanoff still hopes to persuade me by abusing me.
No compelling message. No significant, useful difference on policy.
Romanoff said he would have killed the healthcare bill- until he realized that was a losing position and reversed course to concede, yes, he would have voted for it flaws and all. All sorts of ideas for which there aren’t 60 votes but for him being there to make it work somehow. He’s a DLC Fellow, Mr bipartisan legislator of the year except he’s really a western liberal.
Whatever.
Nice post rsb – one addition: I don’t think Sestack nor Halter nor a true left liberal can win state wide in Colorado this cycle. So if Wade succeeds in re-inventing Romanoff as Sestack/Halter – he loses even if he wins. But at least Senator Buck isn’t Senator Bennet.
I was thinking maybe I’d run into you tonight.
Yes, everyone else…this is mysterious and cryptic…
Got wrapped up in something else that couldn’t be avoided.
You have kids, right?
What mysterious? We had plans to break out our Pinky and the Brain costumes and come up with a plan to take over the world.
Oh, well. Next time. At least the chicken suit is done.
Use the kids excuse…
🙂
Nice work on the Chicken suit. We’ll have to do a beer soon. There’s a Celtic Tavern near my house and I had no idea.
Yikes! You must be upscale.
Where I grew up we had Irish bars and corner joints.
email ….
It’s hypnotizing me into believing everything you say.
you are someone who i at least suspect exists.
and are susceptible to graphic hypnosis.
bennet voted against cramdown.
even though i opposed him.
months before he cast that vote.
join the romanauts.
if you can.
But I suddenly feel the urge to cramdown a bunch of Baked Lays.
look wade
you are someone who might exist
then again we all may not
solipsism is a tricky thing
Andrew may be all that’s real.
Thus no need to talk of past support
for DINO groups, or speaker votes
no need to talk of funds on hand
of reality or political winds,
no need to think how we can prevail
in the general, so we assail
half the bloc we need to win, bash our own
spin, spin, spin
like a top that’s somewhat off
supporters of…
The Union itself, perhps not.
Many UFCW members back Crisanta Duran. The ticket that replaced her? No.
Rahm Emanuel is not the President. It’s offensive to say so. I dind’t like Pres.GWb, but I respected the office.
Spinning and being hyperbolic in talking about a political race has a long tradition.
But claiming (completely without evidence) that a person “defrauded” the Denver Public Schools is an absolutely extraordinary charge to make.
This goes way beyond shark-jumping.
If you haven’t been reading his posts closely the past 6-9 months you may not have noticed.
Sort of like that FB thing about “find out who blocked you on Facebook” it’s a virus – helps to know.
I have been very busy and also laying low.
I now remember you told me about the MSU grads, some of whom sort of started taking over in April.
makes shit up
made up shit
I love Magic – and have family in East Lansing, so MSU the place is at least ok.
As an act- it’s tbs.
I wonder if they MSU and peddled MUS before or only after Romanoff’s primary challenge.
So many amazing things have happened only since and solely because of Romanoff’s announcement, or something.
The Lakers played better. So did the Blackhawks. And the Reds. The Broncos played worse, but that’s clearly Obama’s fault.
voting record is MSU
MADCO then I wonder what you consider fact?
June comes before August, and even before September.
June 2009- when Senator Bennet is first recorded saying he supports a public option. August 2009 when the rumors start about Romanoff initiating a primary challnenge. September 2009 Romanoff confirms and files.
Sometime after that, right here on this blog, more than one poster claims that Bennet didn’t support a publi option until after Romanoff challenged him in a primary.
MUS
May 2009 (or maybe April) Bennet votes against cramdown, which fails by 7 votes. September and after more than one poster on this very blog claim that cramdown would have passed but for Bennet.
MUS
I could go on- but my goal was just to show that Wade MSU. Later, I’ll diary about how frequently Wade and Jeffcotrueblue and others just flat out MSU when it suits some point or other they are trying to make- mostly in a weak attempt to make Bennet look bad, occasionally in a more useful but still weak attempt to make Romanoff look good.
AR won the caucus and assembly . He’s got a slogan and a van. He’s clearly the winner – stop MSU, it worked but it’s no longer helpful or necessary.
MUS.
Kaufman-Brown bill that Bennet voted against.
And just like for Cramdown, it does not matter how many votes something passes or fails by, it matters how you, MADCO and other Bennet fans, can explain those absolutely horrible votes.
Can you?
Do you think that you will agree with every single one of his votes Wade? Will he be the first politician in history to please all of his supporters each and every time?
Me, I don’t expect any politician to be such a One as that. For me the issue is–as it always has been–how does AR differentiate himself substantively from the incumbent, and is it sufficient to dump the latter? Has AR shown he has a better chance in winning the General?
To me the answers are Not well/no and definitely not.
I disagreed with some of AR’s positions when he was Speaker, and some of his connections then (as well as in this campaign). I disagree with some of the Sen’s votes and some of his connections.
Nonetheless, not looking for a Savior or someone who I imagine to be the ‘Perfect Progressive according to me,’ I would (and will) happily vote for whichever emerges victorious from the Primary.
But since AR has failed to meet my threshold (me being the one who gets to cast my vote), which I laid out here long ago and which remains unmet, I am sticking with Michael.
And I have no need to defend him, his votes, to you or anyone. Your repeated chirp, chirp, chirping is wearisome though.
He wouldn’t know a progressive if one sat on his face.
He thinks Obama is a far left, leftie. Most of my leftie friends realize Obama is a moderate.
I have no problem with the DLC – though I never cared about it or knew who they were until this election.
But to suggest that you don’t realize Andrew was the DLC man of the year, or legislator of the century or something is just further proof that you MSU at your convenience.
Democratic Leadership Council (DLC)
And what, pray tell could this possibly have to do with Speaker Andrew Romanoff, the liberal* progressive* populist* Senate candidate in Colorado?
DLC Fellows – Class of 2009 – Former Speaker Andrew Romanoff, Colorado
*helped in the caucus, may help in the primary, death in the general
I’ll tell it to you sometime.
It demonstrates how “tough” he is at heart.
LOL!
champion of single payer health care, populist who is willing to stand up to BP and the corporatist democrats who do their bidding, and campaign finance reformer who is leading by example, turning down the corporate money that is corrupting our congress.
Any more questions?
So yes — Romanoff is the progressive in the race, especially compared to Michael Bennet who joined a group intended to “restrain the influence of party liberals”
Seriously, you buy that Romanoff is “champion of single payer health care”? Romanoff did NOT support single-payer, or anything remotely progressive on health care, until this race. Less than 2 years ago, Romanoff was “DLC New Dem of the Week” and he proposed this unimpressive, Joe Lieberman-like centrist health care proposal:
So let’s be clear: Andrew Romanoff consciously and consistently pitched himself as a “new Democrat” in league with DLC centrists, including on health care, where he had NOT supported single-payer, or even anything as liberal as the public option, until this Senate race.
For you to believe that after years of taking public positions, his sudden decision to be a populist rather than a DLC darling is genuine rather than a calculation about how to position himself in this primary… Well, you have to be about as gullible as anyone I’ve seen. Let’s just say that if Romanoff gets elected, you’re not going to get the populist you think.
Wow.
Assuming you’ve not already located it in Wonderland
They represent the annoyingly naive sap wing of the left: those who swoon for anyone who can perform an inspiring speech, whether John Edwards, Barack Obama, or Andrew Romanoff. Many such pols are phony creeps, like Edwards (who ran as a southern conservative in ’98 to get elected in NC, then ran hard left in ’04/’08 national campaigns) or Romanoff – who until this race had run hard right as DLC dude favoring Ben Nelson-like weak “health reform” focused on lowering costs, not universalizing coverage.
These folks on the left supported Obama not for the reasons I did — that he seemed super-smart and a good mix of liberal instincts accompanied by pragmatism. Rather, they just swooned when he said “Hope!” “Change!” etc. Well, the “hope” shit never did anything for me, because as Romanoff and Edwards show, any asshole can give that speech, even if he’d run as a conservative just yesterday.
The point here is that you have to be a total hope-change sap to be shocked and disappointed that Obama seeks to limit intra-party conflict by offering political jobs to politicians in the midst of intra-party conflict.
Andrew Romanoff’s record is to he right of Michael Bennet.
The President is the President no matter how much disssapoiinted Hillary Clinton backers don’t like it. One of those was Andrew Romanoff.
He is behaving like a spoiled little child because he didn’t get what he wanted and felt he deserved. One important thing he should remember though – his behavior and campaign has alienated many hard core Dems that will be unwilling to support him in any future campaigns should he lose in this race.
Looks like Ritter was very correct in his selection. Bennet has run a class campaign and is an asset to the state of Colorado in the senate.
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If you’ve got ’em, this race is over.
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This has been a major difference between Senator Bennet and Andrew Romanoff.
This is admittedly anecdotal, but I have heard several Democrats who used to be agnostic saying they are very unhappy with Romanoff’s campaign, his unfair attacks, his snark, and that they notice Bennet’s constant civility and even keel.
I didn’t have this crap before I got bit by a mosquito a few years ago.
So here are some thoughts on a pessimistic day.
The sad truth about things like immigration reform:if it can’t be done this year then it won’t happen in decades. Changing the lost war on drugs may never transpire.Too much profit in both legal drugs and illegal drugs.
Disspearance of the middle class with globalization: it will continue.
It won’t make a hell of lot of difference to average folk whom they elect. If Republicans win a landslide they’ll make things worse. 2 to 4 years later they will get thrown out. The process of throw the bastards out will continue. Up will be called down and east will be called west.People will watch TV and believe what they are told by 30 second sound bites. Republicans will try to say that they are Dems like Specter. Conservative DLC Dems will say that they are progressive.Sarah Palin said today tha the gulf spill was cuased by environmentalists.
In the meantime more people die in the war on drugs in Chihuahua alone on any given day than were killed on the flotilla in which the world condemns Jews for defending themselvess against arms smugglers. No one in the USA pays atention to gun smuggling that goes south to fund the basic civil war between the cartels and the Mexican government.
I think the fact that the USA encarcerates more per capita than any Western society says a lot about the land of the free.
Fremont County has 15 maximum securiy blocks.Business booms with privitization on the horizon of adminstration of DOC.
Regular folk will struggle to get by as best that they can.
Got wrapped up in something else that couldn’t be avoided.
You have kids, right?
None of your diaries ever have sentence breaks.
Wade is apparently afraid of “returning”.
That would mean he might have to view Romanoff on his actions of the past 12 years (moderate, bipartisan, centrist) rather than on what Wade wants to believe.
There is no return- only forward.