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Tea Party Favorite Ken Buck Gains Strength in Colorado Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyColorado is another one of those states where a favorite of the Tea Partiers and conservative activists seem to have come from nowhere, and its example is Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck who a new poll shows running as well or better against either of the potential Democratic candidates for Senate than the presumed GOP frontrunner, former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton. Weld has never been on the ballot outside his home county in the northeast part of the state. Norton has a big campaign warchest and is no stranger to the party's establishment. But matched against Democratic Sen. Michael ...
Obama Needs to Come Clean on Job Offers to Joe Sestak and Andrew Romanoff
By Peter Wehner - Politics DailyIt's all coming together now. On Wednesday, we learned, in the words of The Denver Post, that: U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff acknowledged tonight that he discussed three possible jobs with the deputy chief of staff of the Obama administration -- all contingent upon a decision by Romanoff not to challenge U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. Romanoff said none of the jobs was formally offered, but said the only reason they were discussed with Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina was if Romanoff stayed out of the Senate race. "Mr. Messina also suggested three positions that might be available ...
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 ...
Chargers Axe Veterans Bennett, Williams
By Nancy Gay - AOL NewsAfter saying goodbye to running back LaDainian Tomlinson, the San Diego Chargers began preparations Thursday to rebuild their backfield. They put a first- and third-round restricted free-agent tender on Darren Sproles, and released running back Michael Bennett and 12-year veteran defensive tackle Jamal Williams to open up more cash for free agency. "This is a difficult time of year and the most difficult part of our job," Chargers general manager A.J. Smith said. "Jamal has been an anchor of our defense for 12 seasons. He's battled courageously at one of the most punishing positions on the ...
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. ...
Republican Hopefuls Running Neck-and-Neck With Democrat Bennet in Colorado
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyEmbattled Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet finds himself running even or marginally ahead of three Republican contenders for his seat, according to a Research 2000/Daily Kos poll conducted Jan. 11-13. That's not great news for an incumbent but it is a better showing than a Rasmussen Reports poll released earlier this week that showed him trailing all three. Bennet was named to the seat last year when President Obama named Ken Salazar to be his Interior Secretary. Bennet leads former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton 40 percent to 39 percent with 21 percent undecided; he leads Weld County District Attorney ...
Bennet Trailing GOP Contenders for his Colorado Senate Seat
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDemocratic Sen. Michael Bennet, appointed last year to fill the seat of Ken Salazar when he was named as President Obama's Interior Secretary, is running behind three Republican hopefuls for the job, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Jan. 13. ...
Republicans Threaten to Take Colorado Senate Seat from Democrats
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyWhile former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, a Republican, holds the biggest margin over two Democrats vying for their party's nomination, all the GOP hopefuls in the field would run competitively against incumbent Michael Bennet or his challenger, Andrew Romanoff, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Dec. 8. ...
Tomlinson Rolls Ankle and Rolls Over
By Ryan Dembinsky - AOL NewsJust two short days after I bricked the call on the Monday Night Football fantasy preview, proclaiming that LaDainian Tomlinson would bounce back after last season's slightly-less-than-stellar numbers with a coming-out party, Tomlinson already looks seriously questionable for Sunday's home opener against the Ravens.According to the San Diego Union Tribune, Tomlinson rolled his ankle in the rivalry game against the Raiders on Monday, during which he became surreptitiously absent for the better part of the second half.After sitting out the critical 2008 AFC Championship game with a knee sprain ...
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