Bennet turns back Romanoff in Colorado, Malloy defeats Lamont in Connecticut
Two primary elections — one in each of the two states that begins with the letters "c" and "o" — have just concluded as of a few hours ago.
The first, in Connecticut, yielded several predictable results and one surprising outcome. In the Democratic gubernatorial primary, businessman Ned Lamont — who had previously succeeded in kicking Joe Lieberman out of the Democratic Party in 2006, only to lose to him in the general election — was defeated by Dan Malloy, the former mayor of Stamford, who won by a substantial margin.
As of midnight Eastern time, Malloy had fifty eight percent of the Democratic vote, while Lamont only had forty two percent. Malloy credited his field operation for the impressive showing, saying he was ready for the general election campaign. "We are going to go out from this day forward, to Nov. 2nd, and wage an aggressive campaign on behalf of the people, the working people, the middle class of the state of Connecticut," Malloy said in his victory speech.
Republican Tom Foley, meanwhile (no relation to our Tom Foley) won the Republican nomination, edging out Lieutenant Governor Mike Fedele. Foley, previously the American ambassador to Ireland, will face Malloy.
As expected, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and wrestling executive Linda McMahon won the Democratic and Republican nominations for U.S. senator. The two will now face off in what promises to be a nasty general election battle.
In Colorado, Senator Michael Bennet, who was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter to replace Ken Salazar, easily turned back a challenge from former House speaker Andrew Romanoff, who differs very little from Bennet ideologically, but had positioned himself as a movement candidate taking on the establishment.
In a message to supporters, Bennet called for unity, saying, "We're in fighting shape now, and any opponent who stands against us will have a heck of a time staring down our unified front of Coloradans."
The Denver Post reports that DNC Chairman Tim Kaine is due to travel to Colorado next week to help heal the divide caused by the bitter primary contest.
Bennet, who had never appeared on a ballot before today's primary, will face Republican District Attorney Ken Buck, who defeated ex-Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton to easily capture the Republican nomination.
The outcome of the Republican gubernatorial primary, however, remains unknown. Businessman Dan Maes has a very slight lead over former Congressman Scott McInnis, but that's tenuous. Whoever wins will go up against Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, the Democratic nominee.
He'll also face Tom Tancredo, who has left the Republican Party and joined the fringe Constitution Party, which represents an ideology that is at odds with the values and principles enshrined in the actual Constitution.
In a week, it'll be our turn to watch election results come in.
The first, in Connecticut, yielded several predictable results and one surprising outcome. In the Democratic gubernatorial primary, businessman Ned Lamont — who had previously succeeded in kicking Joe Lieberman out of the Democratic Party in 2006, only to lose to him in the general election — was defeated by Dan Malloy, the former mayor of Stamford, who won by a substantial margin.
As of midnight Eastern time, Malloy had fifty eight percent of the Democratic vote, while Lamont only had forty two percent. Malloy credited his field operation for the impressive showing, saying he was ready for the general election campaign. "We are going to go out from this day forward, to Nov. 2nd, and wage an aggressive campaign on behalf of the people, the working people, the middle class of the state of Connecticut," Malloy said in his victory speech.
Republican Tom Foley, meanwhile (no relation to our Tom Foley) won the Republican nomination, edging out Lieutenant Governor Mike Fedele. Foley, previously the American ambassador to Ireland, will face Malloy.
As expected, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and wrestling executive Linda McMahon won the Democratic and Republican nominations for U.S. senator. The two will now face off in what promises to be a nasty general election battle.
In Colorado, Senator Michael Bennet, who was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter to replace Ken Salazar, easily turned back a challenge from former House speaker Andrew Romanoff, who differs very little from Bennet ideologically, but had positioned himself as a movement candidate taking on the establishment.
In a message to supporters, Bennet called for unity, saying, "We're in fighting shape now, and any opponent who stands against us will have a heck of a time staring down our unified front of Coloradans."
The Denver Post reports that DNC Chairman Tim Kaine is due to travel to Colorado next week to help heal the divide caused by the bitter primary contest.
Bennet, who had never appeared on a ballot before today's primary, will face Republican District Attorney Ken Buck, who defeated ex-Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton to easily capture the Republican nomination.
The outcome of the Republican gubernatorial primary, however, remains unknown. Businessman Dan Maes has a very slight lead over former Congressman Scott McInnis, but that's tenuous. Whoever wins will go up against Denver mayor John Hickenlooper, the Democratic nominee.
He'll also face Tom Tancredo, who has left the Republican Party and joined the fringe Constitution Party, which represents an ideology that is at odds with the values and principles enshrined in the actual Constitution.
In a week, it'll be our turn to watch election results come in.
# Posted by Andrew : 9:36 PM
Comments:
Being a grassroots Obama supporter, to give a little history, I am disappointed that Romanoff lost to Bennett. There is little I differ with the President on and he would have welcomed Mr. Romanoff in a great way, I am sure of it. Hats off to the winner. We will get the seat in the fall!!!!! Yes we sure as heck will!!!!
Karen in CA
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