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June 25, 2010 04:42 AM UTC

Bennet is now running in the general

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  • by: DavidThi808

I just received the mass email below from the Bennet campaign. There’s a name you never see anywhere, even indirectly – Andrew Romanoff. Instead it takes aim first at Norton and then at Buck.

Clearly Bennet thinks the primary is over (I guess their internal polls match what we’re seeing) and it’s time to start attacking his opponent in the general.

He also clearly sees both Norton and Buck as having a decent chance at winning the GOP primary – otherwise why hammer both of them.

Full email below (5 asks but I did not copy yhe links).

Dear David —

This week marked the first day of summer, and the only thing rising faster than the temperature is the level of extremism we’re hearing from our Republican opponents.

Jane Norton’s most recent volley is a shameful web video that offensively uses our heroic servicemen and women as props, rather than treating their service and sacrifice with the respect it deserves.

Desperate tactics aren’t a surprise coming from a desperate campaign. But we’ve seen that, if left unanswered, these Swift Boat style attacks can work.

Let’s show our opponents that we have the resources and the strength to fight back — their worn out political games won’t work this time.

Contribute $10 now and help us reach our goal of 20,000 donors — we have less than a week to go before our end of quarter fundraising deadline!

While Michael continues to fight for Colorado’s working families, his Republican opponents are racing to the right in their tight primary battle.

Ken Buck may actually be leading in the race for best far-right panderer. For months Ken has been touting plans to scrap the Department of Education and repeal our hard fought victories on health care reform — all bad ideas that would hurt Colorado’s working families.

It probably shouldn’t be surprising that extreme positions like those have made him a favorite of the Tea Party crowd. In fact, a far right group just bought more than $125,000 of TV ads for Ken Buck — their favorite candidate.

Contribute $10 now and send a message: Coloradans want real leaders — like Michael Bennet — who fight to solve problems. We have no use for more politicians content to play games for political gain.

We face a stark choice in this election. But if we work together, I know we can move Colorado forward. We’ve already seen an outpouring of grassroots support for Michael’s fresh approach and his commitment to finding common sense solutions.

Will you contribute $10 today to help ensure that politics as usual don’t drown out our efforts?

Thank you for all of your support.

Sincerely,

Craig Hughes

Campaign Manager

Bennet for Colorado

P.S. This is our most important end of quarter deadline yet. Please contribute $10 now to help reach our goal of 20,000 donors before the deadline!

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  2. you’d think that AJS was a far LEFT group. So which is it, people? Or is it maybe just a mainstream group that wants people to have jobs?

    1. It’s neither! It’s a front organization for whoever wants to funnel money into third-party spending. But you can imagine there’s some ideology behind the group if you want.

      1. sounds pretty straightforward to me. People want jobs. Hence, they created a group to promote candidates who would promote job growth. What proof do you have of your claims? And third-party spending for what? They’re not just running ads for Buck you know.

  3. Somewhat different appeal- but my analysis is similar to yours, DT.  Forget about warming up- that fat lady is in the locker room resting up for the next show.

    I’d walk through walls for Michael Bennet because he’s one of the smartest, most creative, and most determined members of the Democratic caucus.

    But that’s not why I’m writing to you today.

    No, this is about the same dirty campaign tactics I’ve seen a hundred times, and they don’t just make my blood boil, they demand action.

    Republican Senate candidate Jane Norton just launched a new campaign video that opens with a “war on Islam” headline and ends with the roar of a jet engine. Very subtle.

    Like other desperate politicians who’ve deployed the tactics of fear and smear, she has sunk to invoking images of our heroic service members to launch a thinly veiled attack on Michael Bennet and President Obama.

    But look, like those before her, she’s doing it because some strategist is betting it just might work. They crow about what they did to Max Cleland in 2002 and they’re dusting off the old playbook. For Republicans, the low road is often a direct path to fundraising gold. Remember when they called President Obama a liar during the State of the Union?

    They’re betting that you won’t do a thing about it. But this time, I want to see this tactic blow up in their face.

    I long ago retired the word “Swiftboating” from my vocabulary – but make no mistake, I learned a lot from that experience.

    The lesson: they hit you, hit them back harder – make them pay a price. So please help me generate a fundraising backlash against Norton’s video that is so strong that she or any other politician will think twice the next time they’re tempted to use hate speech and 9/11 images this way – to take the lowest road to the highest offices.

    We can send that message together if you just make a $25 contribution to Michael Bennet right now. Show them these cowardly attacks won’t be rewarded in Colorado, or anywhere else. Your contribution will help make it clear that we’ve had enough of this ugly behavior.

    The far right gets meanest when they are most afraid. While Norton’s numbers are slipping and her base of supporters on the far right continue to demand more and more extreme positions, she is watching Michael’s campaign surge with voters and gain increasing strength each week. So, Norton is lashing out and trying to scare voters as a way to curry favor with her right wing patrons.

    I know first-hand what a strong leader and senator Michael is — I was impressed with how he stood up to the Tea Party and held open health care town halls all across Colorado last summer. He has been a strong partner on working to reform obstructionist abuses of the filibuster to end partisan gamesmanship and get down to conducting the people’s business.

    But, unfortunately, I know better than almost anyone, the facts don’t always matter. These repugnant attacks can still be effective — unless we show them that enough is enough.

    Tell Norton and the next politician who wants to try this tactic: it will cost you. Contribute right now to Michael’s campaign – give him the resources to fight back and show his opponent what real strength is all about.

    Thank you for joining me once again in the fight to return strong Democrats to the Senate and fight for the values we all hold dear.

    Sincerely,

    John Kerry

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