Sen. Bennet should ‘reassess’ political goals
Re: “Bennet holds decisive lead in Democratic primary, poll shows,” June 17 news story
As a 65-year-old, life-long Democrat, I was disheartened to see that Sen. Michael Bennet decided to abandon his Senate term and return to Colorado to run for governor. Our national Democrats, who include Sen. Bennet, are good people, but they are guilty of political malpractice – the refusal or inability to effectively message. The inconvenient truth is that our current national Democratic leaders share responsibility with President Donald Trump for the mess we’re in, because they don’t effectively message. They are incapable of leading us out of it.
If Sen. Bennet is tired of fighting in Washington, then he should retire at the end of his term. He’s had his time. Name recognition is not a justification for nominating someone for governor. A new, younger, energetic generation of Democrats is necessary to take their rightful place and now is the time.
For the good of the Democratic Party and the state, Sen. Bennet should reassess his plans to run for governor in the Democratic primary, understand the historic moment we’re in and let the future take its rightful place here in Colorado now.
William C. (Billy) Compton, Lakewood
Editor’s note: Compton is the former Political Director of the Colorado Democratic Party and the former Colorado Director of Elections.
In conversations with voters about the Colorado governor’s race, I’ve heard some say they are torn between the two candidates, Attorney General Phil Weiser and Sen. Michael Bennet.
They cite Weiser’s successful work in fighting the unconstitutional overreach of the Trump administration, protecting Coloradans from fraud, stopping a corporate mega-merger that would drive up food costs, protecting women’s rights, keeping elections free and fair, bringing money into Colorado communities devastated by fentanyl, etc.
They also site Bennet’s seniority and experience in the Senate sitting on important committees such as Finance, crafting legislation including the Child Tax Credit Improvement Act and expanding it, disaster relief for farmers, federal protection for conservation areas in Colorado, ban partisan gerrymandering, and fighting to save Social Security, etc.
We in Colorado need all of these efforts from both the state executive and federal legislative branches of government. And we have Weiser in the executive and Bennet in the legislative branch — both experts in their field.
Congress will have a different look after the 2026 midterms and will be a more inviting place to accomplish the things Bennet wants, with over two years left on his term.
Weiser knows Colorado inside and out and how the state government can work effectively for our benefit.
So, let’s keep them both for the benefit of Colorado. We elect Phil Weiser for governor and keep Michael Bennet in the Senate.
Beth Krauss, Centennial
The parade was right to honor Army
Re: “Military parade barrels through capital with tanks,” June 15 news story
The Associated Press story report on the Army parade was so intent on trying to make President Donald Trump look bad and portray the parade as a waste of money that it completely missed the point of the parade, which was to honor those who serve in the Army and make our country and our freedom possible. Without George Washinton’s army defeating the British, there would have been no United States of America.
George Washington was featured in the parade, along with a number of battles and wars that the Army has won to preserve the country and its freedom.
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