During the Republican wave of 2010, Colorado was in the firing line for Republicans who hoped to take the seat from incumbent Michael Bennet. Unfortunately for Republicans they chose a Tea Party radical, Ken Buck, which is a very dangerous thing to do in a purple state.
The primary cause for Buck's defeat was his inability to attract female voters. During the primary campaign he told a crowd of people that they should vote for him because "I do not wear high heels". The comment was seen as an attack on the fact that his opponent, Jane Norton, was a woman. Bennet did an excellent job of attacking Buck on his pro-life stance. Buck had said that he opposed abortion, even in the cases of rape and incest! Going hard on reproductive rights helped Bennet beat Buck by 17 points amongst female voters! Buck is also bizarrely opposed to the 17th amendment, which makes Senators directly elected from the voters rather than from the States' Houses of Representatives.
In the General Election Bennet beat Buck by less than 2%. Considering how radical Buck was, it is easy to see how Republicans could have won the seat. It they'd only chosen someone less extreme, like Jane Norton, this seat would likely be theirs.
The primary cause for Buck's defeat was his inability to attract female voters. During the primary campaign he told a crowd of people that they should vote for him because "I do not wear high heels". The comment was seen as an attack on the fact that his opponent, Jane Norton, was a woman. Bennet did an excellent job of attacking Buck on his pro-life stance. Buck had said that he opposed abortion, even in the cases of rape and incest! Going hard on reproductive rights helped Bennet beat Buck by 17 points amongst female voters! Buck is also bizarrely opposed to the 17th amendment, which makes Senators directly elected from the voters rather than from the States' Houses of Representatives.
In the General Election Bennet beat Buck by less than 2%. Considering how radical Buck was, it is easy to see how Republicans could have won the seat. It they'd only chosen someone less extreme, like Jane Norton, this seat would likely be theirs.
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| Ken Buck made sure Republicans lost Colorado in 2010 source: www.huffingtonpost.com |
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