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White House Discussed Job With Andrew Romanoff, Colorado Senate Candidate
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyThe White House acknowledged Thursday that a top aide talked with Colorado Senate hopeful Andrew Romanoff about working for the Obama administration if he abandoned his Democratic primary campaign against Sen. Michael Bennet, the president's preferred candidate. Romanoff, the former Colorado House speaker, said Wednesday that Obama's deputy chief of staff, Jim Messina, tried to persuade him last September to drop out of the race against Bennet, who was appointed to fill a vacancy that opened when Ken Salazar became secretary of the interior. Three federal positions were discussed, Romanoff ...
Democrats Improve Their Poll Position in Colorado Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailySen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, a Democrat who had been seen as increasingly vulnerable to a Republican challenge, has strengthened his numbers against the two leading GOP contenders, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted May 14-16. That result comes a day after PPP released a poll showing that Bennet had widened his lead over his rival for the Democratic nomination, former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff. Bennet leads former GOP Lt. Gov. Jane Norton by 44 percent to 41 percent, with 14 percent undecided. In a PPP poll conducted March 5-8, the two were tied at 43 percent ...
Colorado Senate Race May Produce Another Tea Party Type Upset
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyColorado may be going down the same path as Utah and Florida with an insurgent candidate backed by conservative activists making a strong run at an establishment Republican in the state's race for the GOP senate nomination. Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck, who is being backed by the Senate Conservatives Fund, is in striking distance of former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton who is supported by the National Republican Senatorial Committee and had been thought to be the runaway favorite for the GOP nod. Norton still leads the GOP field with 31 percent, but Buck is close behind at 26 percent among ...
Norton and Bennet Lead in Primary Races for Colorado Senate Seat
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyU.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado has a modest lead over his Democratic primary challenger, former Speaker of the State House Andrew Romanoff, while on the Republican side, former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton is way ahead of the GOP field for that party's nomination, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted March 5-8. Bennet leads Romanoff, 40 percent to 34 percent, with 26 percent undecided. Norton leads her closest competitor, Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck, by 34 percent to 17 percent, with 32 percent undecided and all other candidates in single digits. A PPP poll ...
Colorado Senate Race Tightens
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe Colorado Senate race has tightened up with the struggling Democratic incumbent, Michael Bennet, tied with former Republican Lt. Gov.Jane Norton while Bennet's challenger for his party's nomination is ahead of her by a modest margin, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted March 5-8. A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 2 had Norton leading Bennet 48 percent to 39 percent with the balance undecided or preferring someone else. Former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, who is trying to wrest the Democratic nomination from Bennet, trailed her by only two points. PPP says Bennet ...
Democratic Challenger to Bennet Would Do Better Against GOP Contenders
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, who is challenging Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet for the party's Senate nomination, runs more strongly than Bennet against the field of potential Republican challengers, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 2. Bennet has struggled to get a political foothold in the state since he was appointed last year to take the seat vacated by Ken Salazar, who went to Washington to be President Obama's Interior secretary. "Bennet's continuing inability to gain ground suggests that incumbency is one of his biggest problems," said Rasmussen. ...
Arkansas, Pennsylvania Primaries Test Incumbent Strength in Down Times
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyPolitical junkies should mark their calendars for May 18. Democratic Senate primaries in Arkansas and Pennsylvania that day will test the widely held and poll-backed perception that this is a terrible year for incumbents -- especially Democrats. Extra bonus the same night: A competitive Senate nomination contest between Kentucky's lieutenant governor (Dan Mongiardo) and attorney general (Jack Conway). Some of the intramural Democratic contests are lopsided at this point, and so far none of them approach the intensity of at least seven highly divisive Senate primaries on tap for Republicans. ...
Obama Swings West to Raise Cash for Sen. Michael Bennet, Other Dems
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyPresident Obama defended stimulus spending and advocated for health care reform Thursday while attending a pair of Denver fundraisers for U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. It's the third February in a row that Obama's visited the city. In 2008, he packed a University of Denver auditorium on a campaign stop. A year ago, he signed the stimulus bill in the Colorado capital. In his remarks, Obama cited Republican criticism of the $787 billion spending bill aimed at rejuvenating the economy during the worst recession since the Great Depression. "A lot of these guys, when it comes to the ribbon cutting ...
D.C. Heavy Hitters Sign On with Colorado Dem Challenging Michael Bennet
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyJoe Trippi, Patrick Caddell, Celinda Lake and Liz Chadderdon. It's a dream lineup of Democratic consultants, and they've signed on to work with Colorado U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff, who is challenging appointed incumbent Michael Bennet. ...
Colorado U.S. Senate Race: 'Awfully Expensive, Awfully Nasty'
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyBOULDER, Colo. -- A year ago, Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet got a lovely post-holiday gift from Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter: A U.S. Senate seat. This week, Ritter may have given Bennet another gift: his withdrawal from the governor's race. One pollster is already saying Ritter's exit helps Democrats in the governor's race. But how does it help Bennet? Well, depending on what happens next, Bennet's primary opponent, former Democratic state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, could be looking for other opportunities (lieutenant governor? or governor, if enough others reject a ...
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