Bennet Holds Off Romanoff in Colorado

[babylonsister]

Bennet Holds Off Romanoff in Colorado
By John McArdle, CQ-Roll Call


Appointed Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet beat back a spirited Democratic primary challenge from former state Speaker Andrew Romanoff on Tuesday and can now look forward to a tough general election this fall in a key Senate battleground state.

Bennet received 54 percent of the vote to 46 percent for Romanoff, and with 64 percent of precincts reporting the Associated Press had called the race.

The 8-point margin was larger than what many race watchers were expecting heading into Tuesday after a late surge by Romanoff had some wondering if Bennet — despite support from the White House and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee — might be the next incumbent to fall in a primary this cycle.

During the first 10 months of the race, it didn’t appear that the well-funded Bennet would have much trouble with Romanoff, even though Romanoff had better connections in state Democratic circles stemming from his eight years in the state legilsature. But Romanoff was able to gain traction late in the race by criticizing Bennet for taking more than $1 million in campaign contributions from special interest groups and for being the choice of the national party establishment. A Denver Post poll from late July showed Romanoff ahead by 3 points.

In the end Bennet likely benefited from Colorado’s mostly mail-in primary system, which allowed him to better leverage his large cash advantage. Forty-six of Colorado’s 64 counties held only mail-in elections this year and ballots began to be mailed out to voters July 19. Bennet, who outspent Romanoff by over $4 million during the primary, was able to flood the airwaves in the lead up and during the three week period in which voters could send in their balltos. Romanoff meanwhile was forced to mortgage his own house just to find enough money to stay on the air during the final stretch.

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http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docid=news-000003721369&topic=Feature

[malaise]

1. What will Fuckie Todd and Joe Scum discuss tomorrow

morning? :shrug:

[Kalyke]

5. I know....! Their "anti-incumbent" script has been broken.

Ahhh... they'll just make something up like they always do.

[KamaAina]

2. And again it comes down to money

shades of Lincoln vs. Halter. Meanwhile the teabaggers have scored an impressive string of upsets over the repuke establishment. :eyes:

[babylonsister]

4. Baloney. Palin's last 3 picks have gone down in flames.

What are you reading?

[Kalyke]

7. I think Kama left this tag off.

:sarcasm:

[KamaAina]

14. Actually, no

Rand Paul and Sharron Angle, to name two, will be on their respective ballots as the GOP nominees. Romanoff and Halter? Not so much.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. Those two are the only two that made it

and Reid will keep his seat and we might pick up Kentucky. Rand is too crazee for even that region of the country.

[HipChick]

9. That's the script M$M are running with..

[saltpoint]

3. I thought it might be closer, and even felt Andrew

had a chance to win.

I'm hoping the country sees more of Andrew Romanoff in future elections.

Meanwhile I'm for Bennet steamrolling the Puke nominee and for a big blue showing in Colorado this fall.

Recommended.

[babylonsister]

8. Thanks, me, too. We work with what we have, not what

we wish we had. I did like Romanoff, but maybe he was too new to inspire.

:hi:

[saltpoint]

13. He'll find work quickly -- maybe with a very progressive

organization who could use a fresh face with true energy and dedication.

:hi:

[paulk]

19. Romanoff wan't "new"

He served 8 years in the CO House, including a stint as Speaker.

He lost this race because Bennet had the big money...

politics as usual

[niyad]

23. too new to inspire? bennet was the one who was new, NOT romanoff.

Elected to four terms in the state legislature, Andrew Romanoff was the Speaker of the House from 2005 to 2009. He led the Democrats to their first back-to-back majorities in more than 40 years. His leadership earned national recognition, including Governing magazine’s top honor as Public Official of the Year.

http://www.andrewromanoff.com/pages/about-andrew

a lot of people truly believed ritter should have appointed him, not that corporate pirate bennet.

[malaise]

11. Which of the ReTHUG loonies won

The I don't wear high heels or the plagiarist.

[saltpoint]

16. LOL!

Hi, malaise.

Here's the latest:

http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/primaries/colorado


-- which I swiped from jefferson_dem's very good thread on the elections in CO and CT.

[malaise]

17. Thanks

:hi:

[niyad]

24. they were running for two different offices.

buck is a total sexist, pro-forced birther jerk, and maes is just completely nuts. what an embarrassment these people are.

[Hawkeye-X]

6. How many more of these breaking news on Bennet/Romanoff must I endure?

Fuck it.

I don't care anymore.

Hawkeye-X

[babylonsister]

10. Bon soir, mon ami! nt

[HipChick]

12. That's what the ignore thread function is for

works well..
I haven't seen a Gibbs thread all night

[babylonsister]

15. LOL!

Good point. :)

[onenote]

18. if you don't open them, you don't have to endure them

All it takes is some will power

[Radical Activist]

20. You'd rather read another dozen threads about Gibbs?

[scheming daemons]

25. Go to bed. You're embarrassing yourself.

[PBS Poll-435]

21. Holding my tongue. Seriously. Not going to say anything.

:yoiks:

[malaise]

26. Fuckie Todd and Joe Scum concede

that it was a big win for the President.