Two weeks ago, we had a politically motivated arson attack on voting machines in Colorado. Will our next election be open and fair?
We count on our Congressional delegation, Republican and Democrat alike, to stand up to the avalanche of sedition and greed. We have an experienced United States Sen., Michael Bennet. Why has he chosen this moment to leave the Senate to run for Governor? A lot of us voted for him. We did not vote for this.
For months to come, our senior senator will be distracted from protecting us in Washington. He will be on the campaign trail running for governor.
Phil Weiser is a highly qualified candidate for Governor. Two competing Democrats will suck up the limited resources we desperately need to fight off the authoritarian assault.
If Sen. Bennet wins the governorship, he will bail out before the end of his Senate term. We will be represented by a rookie senator, appointed by the very Michael Bennet who created the vacancy. This will create the perception of insider, back room politics. Rumors are already starting to swirl about who has been promised this senate seat and in return for what favors.
The current course gives Colorado a distracted senator whose main focus is running for Governor. If Bennet wins, we will then have an unelected, inexperienced, United States senator, appointed rather than elected.
Michael Bennet should stay at his post, instead of dividing us in a state level race.
Luke Danielson
Gunnison
