In Colorado Senate race, Dems choose insider, GOPers choose outsider
In what was considered a bellwether race for the country, Colorado, incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet, who had the support of President Barack Obama, won his primary race against challenger Andrew Romanoff, a former speaker of the house in the state legislature. Although a newcomer to politics, having been appointed to the Senate seat by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Bennet has excelled at inside-the-beltway fundraising, which we’ve written about here. Bennet raised large chunks of his $7.7 million war chest from donors in Washington, DC; New York City, and Los Angeles.
Come November, Bennet will face Ken Buck, a tea party candidate who beat Jane Norton, and had ties to the Washington GOP establishment, as we wrote about here. Norton recently postponed a planned fundraiser at the offices of American Gas Association hosted by several lobbyists including Charlie Black, who is Norton’s brother-in-law, and his wife, Judy, who had held at least four fundraisers for Norton.
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