COLORADO: Hippies, Drifters, Megachurch Movers and Obnoxious Exercisers. This state has it all. Except plentiful water.
INCUMBENT: Or should I say “Incumbent” Michael Bennet is a fellow whose positives include a
Colorado: dig it
warm smile. He took over as CO-Sen when Ken Salazar was named Obama’s Fossil Fuel Whore Secretary of the Interior. Bennet had moderate success on the city and state level in Colorado, and would be a fairly safe choice for moderates, who don’t really exist anymore. Bennet’s fall-back position as a fortune-teller might’ve been reinforced by his statement that he would support healthcare reform even if it meant losing the election.
CHALLENGER: Ken Buck was in the news yesterday disputing the 1st Amendment, Founders and centuries of settled law as he had previously declared his opposition to the “separation of church and state.” So of course he’s a lawyer who was hired as a US Attorney in 1986 by Dick Cheney. At that time, Buck also disagreed with the “separation of Iran and Contras.” His illustrious federal career ended after he had improper communications with defense attorneys for some gun runners that resulted in a lesser charge. One of them donated $700 to his campaign – possibly paid in gun form. He parlayed this position into the Weld county DA, where he failed to prosecute a rapist who actually admitted being a rapist. So obviously the tea party loves him. A true winner in all respects.
PREDICTION: Money has been pouring into this state in the form of awesome advertisements, produced with the subtle craftsmanship of a Don Draper and the zeal of a million lemmings. I expect a tight one, but my baseless statistical analysis lends itself to the thought that the ‘Messicans’ will pull this one out for Bennet. Then they’ll take the remaining 27 jobs and hoard all the tacos. (Bennet by < 1)
Gratuitous World 