Denver, CO — In case you missed it, Cook Political Report shifted the Colorado Senate Race to 'Lean D.'
See a recap of the coverage below:
In the News:
Axios Denver: Political Pulse: Movement in the Colorado U.S. Senate race, "The Cook Political Report moved the contest to "leans Democratic" — a downgrade for incumbent Michael Bennet. The race previously was cast as "likely Democratic," which suggested Republican challenger Joe O'Dea had little chance of winning."
CNN: McConnell previews ‘extremely close’ Senate races this fall as GOP hopefuls struggle to raise money, "The Cook Political Report also shifted on Thursday the Senate Colorado race from “likely” to “lean” Democrat, as Republicans say O’Dea has a real shot in defeating Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet in the state Biden won by over 13 points in 2020."
Colorado Politics: National forecaster moves Colorado's US Senate race a step closer to toss-up territory, "Still a step away from toss-up status, the rating shift reflects increased attention by both national parties on Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet's bid for a third term against Republican Joe O'Dea, a wealthy construction company CEO and first-time candidate."
Townhall: Cook Political Report Makes Forecast Changes in Favor of Republicans for Key Senate Seat, "This rating change is not good for an incumbent in Sen. Bennet's case, who briefly ran for president in the 2020 cycle. Bennet also recently admitted to insider trading, and then tried to walk it back. Such a move in the Republican challenger's direction, Joe O'Dea, may also be a show of bad karma after Democrats meddled in that Senate race in an attempt to boost another Republican candidate during the primary."
What They're Saying:
Jimmy Kimmey, @RealJimmyKimmey: "Cook Political Report moves Colorado Senate race from “Likely D” to “Lean D.” I’m not shocked. Independents are the largest voting bloc in CO and momentum is on the side of @ODeaForColorado. #cosen"
Henry J. Gomez, @HenryJGomez: "Colorado sneaking up the list of competitive Senate battlegrounds as GOP nominees like Oz, Walker and Vance (and RonJohn, per yesterday's poll) struggle." "Bennet signaling that he sees O'Dea as a real threat in #COSen, and is out with an ad attacking him on abortion rights, which is actually an area where O'Dea is more of a moderate."
Matt Holt, @mattholt33: "Here at @njhotline we moved up Colorado in our last power rankings and it was the only riser. Surely a race to watch"
Max Cohen, @maxpcohen: "In less rosy news for Dems, @CookPolitical is shifting the Colorado Senate race from Likely Democrat to Lean Democrat. Republicans feel good about their candidate, Joe O'Dea, in his uphill bid to unseat Sen. Michael Bennet."
Learn more about O’Dea’s campaign here.
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