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
Name & Party:
DEMOCRAT
Michael Bennet
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REPUBLICAN
Ken
Buck
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Incumbent, appointed in 2009
Age: 45
District attorney of Weld county, CO
Age: 51
Issues:
- Voted for health-care reform
- Favors expansion of solar and wind power
- Pro choice
- Wants to repeal health-care bill
- Called global warming a "hoax"
- Opposes abortion in almost all cases
Polling At:48%49%Campaign Chest:$764,000$1 millionKey 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 crisisAngered 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
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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