{"id":1687051,"date":"2022-10-12T17:05:53","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T21:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1687051"},"modified":"2022-10-12T17:06:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T21:06:01","slug":"at-drag-queen-themed-fundraiser-colorados-michael-bennet-tells-donors-hes-more-progressive-than-bernie-sanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-drag-queen-themed-fundraiser-colorados-michael-bennet-tells-donors-hes-more-progressive-than-bernie-sanders\/","title":{"rendered":"At Drag Queen-Themed Fundraiser, Colorado\u2019s Michael Bennet Tells Donors He\u2019s \u2018More Progressive Than Bernie Sanders\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-drag-queen-themed-fundraiser-colorados-michael-bennet-tells-donors-hes-more-progressive-than-bernie-sanders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1687051&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a state where independent voters make up a plurality of the electorate, Colorado Democratic senator Michael Bennet has focused his reelection campaign on appealing to centrist voters. In private, however, he\u2019s reminding left-wing donors at a drag queen-themed fundraiser that he has a &#8220;more progressive&#8221; record than socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (D., Vt.).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I say I\u2019m a progressive track record, I mean it, I\u2019m more progressive than Bernie Sanders,&#8221; Bennet <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1579937405226086401?s=20&#038;t=Hyha2TCylpul8ToHgHFhww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> at an Oct. 9 fundraiser featuring Jewish drag queen Laura Menorah. &#8220;In terms of our, you know, our tax code because of the profound income inequality in our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other hosts at the fundraiser included executives from various left-wing advocacy groups based in Colorado and Colorado political operative <a href=\"https:\/\/pagosadailypost.com\/2022\/02\/25\/colorado-ethics-commission-orders-full-investigation-of-palacio-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rick Palacio<\/a>, who is under investigation for corruption.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Attendees at Bennet\u2019s fundraiser also enjoyed the company of special guest Menorah, who is recently divorced from his husband &#8220;Marty&#8221; and &#8220;ready to party,&#8221; according to his Facebook.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The fundraiser highlights difficulties vulnerable Democrats such as Bennet face in the weeks before the election as they try to buck their party label while simultaneously depending on far-left donors to fund their campaigns. Bennet, who votes with President Joe Biden nearly 100 percent of the time and has seen his net worth skyrocket by the millions during his time in office, has struggled to present himself as an average Coloradan.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/colorado-dem-obtains-24-hour-fishing-license-to-shoot-campaign-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> reported<\/a> in August on Bennet purchasing a 24-hour fishing license to shoot a campaign ad located in the Arkansas River. Another campaign ad features Bennet hiking alone in the wilderness.<\/p>\n<p>Bennet, who has never received more than 50 percent of the vote in a statewide election, faces an unusually strong Republican opponent in businessman Joe O\u2019Dea in a year where the party has fielded weak candidates. By focusing on economic issues and immigration, O\u2019Dea has <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/republican-joe-odea-thinks-he-has-the-formula-to-win-in-a-blue-state\/\">avoided<\/a> typical missteps on social issues.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, O\u2019Dea is running on protecting abortion rights and codifying gay marriage. In August, the nonpartisan <em>Cook Political Report<\/em> recently updated its rating of the race to a mere &#8220;Lean Democratic.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a state where independent voters make up a plurality of the electorate, Colorado Democratic senator Michael Bennet has focused his reelection campaign message on appealing to the center. In private, however, he\u2019s reminding left-wing donors that he has a &#8220;more progressive&#8221; record than socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (D., Vt.).<br \/>\nThe post At Drag Queen-Themed Fundraiser, Colorado\u2019s Michael Bennet Tells Donors He\u2019s \u2018More Progressive Than Bernie Sanders\u2019 appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1687051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1687051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1687051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1687051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1687051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1687051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1687051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}