Colorado Fight Club

Michael Bennet Phil Weiser
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser Photo: RJ Sangosti / MediaNews Group / The Denver Post via Getty Images
Peter Hamby
July 1, 2026

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In a debate in Fort Collins just a few weeks ago, Sen. Michael Bennet unwittingly disclosed why he was on his way to losing his Democratic primary campaign for governor in Colorado, which he did on Tuesday night by a shocking margin. “I blame Trump for all kinds of things, but getting elected is not one of the things I blame him for,” Bennet said. “I blame the national Democratic Party for losing to Donald Trump.”