In case you missed it, Fox News published a column yesterday forecasting a bleak November for Senator Michael Bennet. Joe Biden is wildly unpopular in Colorado, and Bennet’s approval ratings aren’t far behind because he’s voted with the president 98% of the time.
When you support an agenda that’s failing, you reap what you sow.
Read more here.
Electing GOP Senate majority in 2022 may depend on upset in this state
Fox News
Earlier this year, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet sat down with Politico to discuss his bid for re-election. The Democrat incumbent described his chances in a less-than-optimistic tone, saying "when you’re in the same party as the president, that’s gonna be a tough cycle."
Time has passed since that interview, but the sentiments remain the same. President Joe Biden is incredibly unpopular in Colorado. He’s maintaining a 42% approval rating, due largely in part to Coloradans’ frustrations over the government’s handling of inflation and soaring gas prices.
Bennet’s popularity is no different. He trails the president with only a 41% statewide approval rating. Colorado Republicans, including Bennet’s Republican challenger Joe O’Dea – a Denver native and construction company CEO – are hitting Bennet hard on the fact that the senator has voted with Biden 98% of the time.
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There haven’t been any noticeable polls since June’s contest, but by looking at the numbers alone, Republicans are seeing a surge of involvement within the state. They turned out more than 100,000 votes over Bennet in June and Joe O’Dea’s recent appeal to independents (and disgruntled Democrats) is increasing his popularity in the state.
In a recently released O’Dea campaign television ad, a voter states "everyone in Washington votes the party line. Joe won’t. He doesn’t care about partisanship. He’ll represent Colorado.
