Race of the Day
Race of the day: Colorado's 'too close to call' Senate race
Tea Partier Ken Buck and incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet are locked in a statistical dead heat as Coloradoans head to the polls
posted on November 1, 2010, at 6:55 PM
| Name & Party: | 
DEMOCRAT Michael Bennet |
REPUBLICAN Ken |
| Basic Info: | Incumbent, appointed in 2009 Age: 45 |
District attorney of Weld county, CO Age: 51 |
| Issues: |
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| Polling At: | 48% | 49% |
| Campaign Chest: | $764,000 |
$1 million |
| Key Quote: | "Who's going to go to jail when you criminalize abortion in the case of rape and incest?" | "I disagree strongly with the concept of separation of church and state." |
| Petty Controversy: | As Denver school superintendent, convinced education board to raise money through exotic financial deal, which collapsed during credit crisis |
Angered some supporters by referring to Tea Party birthers as "dumbasses" |
| Wild card: | Colorado is perhaps the "purplest" state in the union--it has swung wildly between Democrats and Republicans in the last twenty years |
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| Dueling Ads: | "Ken Buck's Extremes": Bennet argues that Buck is pushing an "extreme" agenda, including privatizing Social Security |
"Ignore Us": Buck says that grassroots conservatives have raised their voices — but been ignored by D.C. politicians |
Michael Bennet's "Ken Buck's Extremes":
Ken Buck's "Ignore Us":
* - "too close to call"
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