{"id":2621908,"date":"2026-06-30T22:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weiser-holds-off-sen-michael-bennet-for-colorado-dem-governor-nomination\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T22:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:24:27","slug":"weiser-holds-off-sen-michael-bennet-for-colorado-dem-governor-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weiser-holds-off-sen-michael-bennet-for-colorado-dem-governor-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"Weiser holds off Sen. Michael Bennet for Colorado Dem governor nomination"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fweiser-holds-off-sen-michael-bennet-for-colorado-dem-governor-nomination%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=2621908&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 Colorado&#8217;s Democratic primary for governor, Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated incumbent Senator Michael Bennet with 54.7% of the vote, surpassing Bennet&#8217;s 45.3%, according to the Associated Press. Weiser&#8217;s victory was unexpected, as polls initially suggested Bennet&#8217;s clear path to the nomination. Both candidates focused their campaigns on responses to Trump-era policies, with Weiser criticizing Bennet for voting infrequently in the Senate and for not adequately challenging Trump&#8217;s actions in court. The race also highlighted differences over issues like healthcare, education, and affordability. Weiser emphasizes expanding healthcare options and leaving cellphone bans to school districts, while Bennet proposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >public healthcare option<\/a> and a statewide ban on cellphones in schools. The deep-blue Colorado is expected to favor Weiser in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up ...ship, Held the ... -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a>, but the Republican primary remains unsettled. the primary centered on contrasting approaches to policy and responses to Republican management policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\">Colorado<\/a> Attorney General Phil Weiser mounted a come-from-behind victory Tuesday over Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-bennet\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michael-bennet\">Michael Bennet<\/a> (D-CO) in Colorado\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\">Democratic gubernatorial primary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pundits had expected Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) to coast through the Democratic primary when he first announced his candidacy in April 2025. But Weiser, who has sued the Trump administration over 60 times, successfully parlayed the matchup into a showdown on who could best fight President Donald Trump\u2019s agenda and turned the race on its head.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4631662\/colorado-governor-democratic-primary-weiser-bennet\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Phil Weiser holds off Sen. Michael Bennet to secure Colorado Democratic governor nomination<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4630392\/barstool-sports-dave-portnoy-run-new-york-city-mayor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Dave Portnoy says he\u2019d run for NYC mayor against Mamdani \u2014 and he\u2019s dead serious<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4629669\/michael-bennet-uncertainty-colorado-governor-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Michael Bennet faces uncertainty in surprise \u2018toss-up\u2019 primary for Colorado governor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weiser pulled out the Democratic primary win with 54.7% of the vote compared to Bennet\u2019s 45.3%, according to the <em>Associated Press<\/em>, which called the race at 9:55 p.m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In deep-blue Colorado, where a Republican has not won a statewide office in a decade, Weiser is largely expected to win the general election against whoever his GOP opponent is. The Republican primary was still too close to call late Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unexpected<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4629669\/michael-bennet-uncertainty-colorado-governor-primary\/\"> toss-up<\/a> primary centered largely on each candidate\u2019s response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-to-give-illegal-immigrants-covid-checks-of-up-to-15600-republicans-hit-back-in-new-york-it-pays-to-break-the-law\/\" title=\"NY To Give Illegal Immigrants COVID Checks Of Up To ,600, Republicans Hit Back: \u2018In New York, It Pays To Break The Law\u2019\">policies championed<\/a> by the Trump administration, such as its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hints-at-shifting-stance-on-immigration-due-to-impact-on-farmers-changes-are-coming\/\" title=\"Trump Hints at Shifting Stance on Immigration Due to Impact on Farmers: &#039;Changes Are Coming&#039;\">immigration enforcement tactics<\/a>, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and projects Trump has cut in the state, such as his move to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4375466\/lauren-boebert-trump-veto-colorado-pipeline-epstein-retaliation\/\">veto a bill<\/a> to build a water pipeline in the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weiser had hit Bennet hard on his record in the Senate, positing Bennet as an incumbent who has not shown up for enough votes during the election. As the polls tightened between Bennet and Weiser, Bennet showed up for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4629669\/michael-bennet-uncertainty-colorado-governor-primary\/\">just two of 62<\/a> Senate roll call votes in June, with Weiser calling on his opponent to \u201cdo your day job.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bennet, on the other hand, had bashed Weiser for not challenging Trump enough in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4630961\/trump-congress-birthright-citizenship-lifeline-supreme-court\/\"><strong>\u2018HANDS ARE, EFFECTIVELY, TIED\u2019: TRUMP TURNS TO CONGRESS FOR BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP LIFELINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside of their sparring over the other\u2019s suggested insufficient responses to the Republican administration, the two zeroed in on the Democratic establishment\u2019s messaging of affordability in their platforms. Each sought to elevate their ideas to bring more affordable housing, childcare, and healthcare to Coloradans. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the primary campaign, Bennet championed ideas like a new \u201cColorado Public Option\u201d system for healthcare and a statewide ban on cellphones in schools, while Weiser pushed the idea of adding businesses to the state healthcare plan and favored leaving cellphone bans up to individual school districts, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/denver\/2026\/06\/26\/phil-weiser-michael-bennet-differences-democratic-governor\">according to<\/a> <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weiser wins Colorado primary, defeating Bennet unexpectedly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2621909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-tnflqb2in-1782858180975.jpg?1782843886&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82001,37411,53252,48951,82002],"class_list":["post-2621908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-colorado-democratic-primary","tag-governor-race","tag-michael-bennet","tag-political-nomination","tag-weiser"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-tnflqb2in-1782858180975.jpg?1782843886&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621908","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621908"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621912,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621908\/revisions\/2621912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2621908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}