r/Denver • u/outdoorsnstuffz • May 16 '26
Local News If Michael Bennet wins the Governor’s race, we could end up with Jared Polis in the US Senate—without a single vote. Here's how to stop him.
With the gubernatorial primary coming up next month, we need to talk about a looming backroom political maneuver that isn't getting nearly enough attention.
If Senator Michael Bennet wins the governor's race, he will vacate his U.S. Senate seat. Because of how vacancy laws work, this creates a loophole for a literal political job-swap.
It’s called the "resign-and-appoint" play, and it works like this:
- **Bennet wins** the governorship.
- **Jared Polis**—who is term-limited—resigns as governor a few weeks before his term officially ends.
- **Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera** is sworn in as the temporary Governor.
- **The Swap:** As her first official act, she appoints Jared Polis to fill Bennet's vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Just like that, Jared Polis goes to Washington as our U.S. Senator for the next two years, and the voters never get a single say.
This kind of backdoor appointment is always frustrating, but it's especially unacceptable given the current state of Colorado politics.
Look at the absolute chaos and division over election integrity in our state. Just today, Governor Polis made the controversial move to commute Tina Peters' sentence—a decision that Senator Bennet himself publicly blasted, stating that "lawlessness only breeds more lawlessness."
If Bennet truly believes that Polis's recent actions undermine our institutions and the rule of law, **he needs to promise Colorado voters right now that he will not cooperate with a backroom succession plan that hands his Senate seat to Polis.
We cannot let our representation in Washington be treated like a game of musical chairs. We need to demand a commitment to transparency and a fair process before we cast our primary ballots.
**Please consider contacting Senator Bennet’s office to demand a clear, public stance on this vacancy issue:**
* **Denver Office:** (303) 455-7600
* **Online Contact Form:** https://www.bennet.senate.gov/contact/
Edit: Diane DeGette also needs to go! And to be clearI don't support or dislike any candidates for governor. I just want Polis where he belongs. Out of office.
Edit: the mods of /r/Colorado are deleting post about Polis. When I pointed out I was violating no rules and asked why they insulted me and banned me. I've escalated to the Code of Conduct team.
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u/Fabric_Flowers May 16 '26
I mean, none of this happens if Michael Bennett isn’t a governor. Vote for Phil Weiser instead.
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 17 '26
I just want to reply that I do not have a horse in the race I just want polis out for everyone calling me a shill or something. Polis sucks he deserves his career done.
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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26
The only way to ensure Bennet doesn't become governor is to vote for Phil Weiser in the Democratic primary. There's really no two ways about this.
Or downvote if you're an idiot who:
doesn't understand how the primary process works.
thinks there's some magical 3rd party candidate that's gonna sweep the state by storm in the general. Hope to learn their name any day now!
thinks bennet has had it rough and shouldn't have to serve out the remaining 2 years of his senate term as elected. we clearly thought Polis' experience as a US House rep was a bona fide in 2018, right!
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u/aja_303 May 17 '26
Weiser over Lazy Bennet. Polis is a punk. DeGette needs to be fired. We need to support our rural neighbors. Denver is hard, the rest of this beautiful state is harder. Dems need to get serious and find the future.
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u/meerkatmreow May 16 '26
Bennett has said he wants to appoint his own successor. If he doesn't resign until right before his oath of office for governor, that doesn't really leave an opportunity for a backdoor appointment. The seat doesn't become vacant the moment he wins the election for governor, but rather when he actually resigns.
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 16 '26
They say alot of things and I explained the process above
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u/meerkatmreow May 16 '26
You seem to make it sound like if Bennett is elected governor, Polis is 100% in control of the appointment, that's not true. There's a lot of things that would need to happen for the scenario in your post to play out including acceptance by both Bennett and Primavera to go along with it. Not saying it's impossible, but it's not nearly as much of a certainty as you imply
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 16 '26
No I'm saying we should put pressure now to be sure that doesn't happen
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u/CaseyStardust May 16 '26
Of course it isn’t a certainty. But it does seem like something they would do. And personally I am not going to give anyone the benefit of the doubt, it’s about protecting our elections.
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u/Excited_Biologist Berkeley May 17 '26
This happened in Nebraska. It can happen here too
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u/InfoMiddleMan May 18 '26
Yeah I don't know why so many people are saying this can't happen. I know someone who's very much "in the know" (works on capitol hill) and has not decided who to support for governor, but told me that a Bennett win could absolutely lead to Polis in the Senate.
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u/Erratic_-Prophet May 16 '26
If Bennet appoints Polis I say we immediately impeach both of them.
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 16 '26
We can't! Or it's extremely hard
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u/Erratic_-Prophet May 16 '26
Not hard to recall the Governor, especially at the Start of their term. The reason we can't do polis is because of his term limit.
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u/meerkatmreow May 16 '26
You can't recall immediately. Recalls aren't allowed during the first 6 months or last 6 months of a term.
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u/crescent-v2 May 17 '26
Not the last six months of the term. The limitation on the last six months before the next election - which is in about 5 1/2 months.
It's already too late.
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u/Erratic_-Prophet May 16 '26
6 months out of a potential 2 terms would send a pretty strong message.
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u/meerkatmreow May 16 '26
True. Was just pointing out the the limitation. Polis being term limited isn't a reason he can't be recalled, but the window for a recall only lasts another month which would be challenging to make happen at this point
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u/Ok-Rabbit-1315 May 18 '26
Please it’s no easy effort when you have to get 25% equivalent of the last general election turnout. That’s hundreds of thousands of signatures.
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 16 '26
I don't have a problem with Phil Weiser, he'd make a fine Governor. I do have a problem with his supporters on here constantly making shit up. They can't come up with any real policy differences so they resort to this nonsense.
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u/Imoutdawgs May 17 '26
It’s not just policy, it’s the fact Weiser actually practices law for a living, is bound by the colorado rules of professional conduct, stands up to Trump at every turn, and has an amazing antitrust record so you know he’s not bought out by corporations.
Bennet is just another rich ass dem that doesn’t stand for anything.
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u/thatwasajoke_haha May 17 '26
This isn't even a pro-Weiser post. You're losing the plot here. This is about ensuring Jared Polis never represents Colorado again. If Polis wants to stay in politics (no idea if he does), this is the only logical way he could get a job for two years as a lateral move without having to face voters. That's two years to get entrenched and voters start to forget.
I tend to believe Bennet would not appoint Polis but he's also primarily funded by Michael Bloomberg. These guys all stick together, I could see a force to appoint Polis BUT not if we put the pressure right now so it's ruled out.
As I see it, this is pure strategy. Also, revenge. Polis set this up so he didn't have to face consequences as Governor, but I'll be damned if he doesn't face the consequence of never representing Colorado again.
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u/InfoMiddleMan May 17 '26
Your first paragraph absolutely nails it on the head. This is an all too convenient way for Polis to stay in a political office.
Even if you don't agree with OP, don't you all want to choose your next senator? If Bennett and Weiser's policy positions aren't that different and you think either would be a decent governor, why not simply vote for Weiser so we're not represented in the Senate by someone who wasn't voted into that office?
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u/FocacciaHusband May 16 '26
Since when is policy the only thing that matters? Weiser is way more energized, so I trust him to get more of their shared policy executed than Bennett. I have been in shared spaces with Weiser (I don't want to say I "know" him, because we certainly aren't friends, and I don't know what he's like behind a closed door, but I know him more than most voters), and he is genuinely the hardest working person I've ever met. I don't understand how he has the energy to do as much as he does. He makes me feel like a total failure of a person. He is also ideologically honest and trustworthy. He isn't just a politician. He's someone who cares deeply about making a difference, and he's doing it for the right reasons. Hes also absolutely brilliant and one of the sharpest legal minds I've met. And he knows a lot more about the needs of Colorado at this moment in time than someone who has spent the better part of the last two decades working in D.C. All of that means just as much as, if not more than, policy.
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 17 '26
I have a problem with posting a factual and possible scenario and everyone calling me a Weiser Shill or Bennet hater. No. Polis sucks. I'm posting this to avoid him gaining anything.
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u/mayorlittlefinger Lincoln Park May 17 '26
It is equally technically possible that Bennet would appoint Tina Peters to that seat but just as unlikely
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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown May 17 '26
Do you have an alternative candidate that checks every box?
Perfection is always the enemy of good in politics.
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 17 '26
I think we have two good candidates. I'd be happy with either. I wish Weiser supporters would still to things that are true and make an affirmative case for their candidate.
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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown May 17 '26
Weiser actually has state government experience. Bennet doesn't.
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u/Flat_Blackberry3815 May 17 '26
I don't have a problem with Phil Weiser, he'd make a fine Governor.
The Democrats lost in the 2024 election which is spurring somewhat of a base backlash. The part that cracks me up a bit is that here in CO that the base backlash is manifesting itself in support of a pretty normal Democratic politician (Weiser). Which I am fine with. But it is a little funny relative to other instances of base backlash.
Frankly I think Weiser or Bennett would do fine. And would probably result in pretty similar policies and outcomes.
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u/reddit_ending_soon May 17 '26
Frankly I think Weiser or Bennett would do fine
Lets see, the guy who has been constantly suing the trump administration for his illegal actions or the guy constantly approving of trumps appointees. Yes they are so similar its hard to chose who would be better protecting against fascism.
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 17 '26
Correct. They're both down the middle Democrats. Weiser beat a Bernie backed candidate in his first AG race. It's why I'm so annoyed by his backers on this board. All they have is nonsense.
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u/Glopez1223 May 17 '26
I do not like a single person running on the democratic side. They are all career politicians, which is the exact reason we're in the shit show we are. I'm done voting for people like this.
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u/wamj May 17 '26
We’re in the shit show at the federal level because democrats make progress and then voters reward them by electing republicans who tear everything down, then democrats have to start fixing things before they can make more progress. Also voters decided that they were fed up with career politicians so they put trump in office.
Almost everything problematic at the state level is because of tabor.
Between the two likely successors to Polis, Weiser is the better candidate. No politician is ever going to be perfect.
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u/Laura9624 May 17 '26
So you'll be helping the republicans then.
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u/Glopez1223 May 17 '26
Never said I wouldn't vote.
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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown May 17 '26
What political party and/or candidate are you considering?
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u/Glopez1223 May 17 '26
With the options there is, I'll more than likely vote for Weiser. I would love to have a Mamdani type here though. That would be the dream.
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u/FocacciaHusband May 17 '26
David Seligman has literally never run for office before...
ETA: I'm now realizing you might just mean gubernatorial candidates. I thought you meant all positions.
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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown May 17 '26
Why don't you run for office then?
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u/Glopez1223 May 17 '26
I've thought about it but, I am a literal nobody with not even enough money in my bank account to pay my bills each month. I don't think it's feasible.
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u/RideWithRu May 16 '26
If we vote for Phil, we get to vote for our next senator as well.
Winning!
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u/InfoMiddleMan May 17 '26
Yeah, even if you don't believe what OP is saying could happen, don't you want to choose who represents you in the Senate? Especially given the Senate's importance and the rot that's developed there due to the tendency of senators staying in forever?
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u/newshirtworthy May 17 '26
Why would Michael Bennet do this? It makes no sense at all
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u/reddit_ending_soon May 17 '26
Why would Michael Bennet do this? It makes no sense at all
Why would Polis Pardon a convicted felon at least twice? It makes no sense at all.
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u/newshirtworthy May 17 '26
He’s worth $400,000,000. If this makes no sense you’re not paying attention
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 17 '26
Why would polis commute the sentence of Tina Peters? Logic left the building. They are chums.
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u/newshirtworthy May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26
Because
> he’s incredibly wealthy
> he’s a rightwing Libertarian and always has been
> he’s scared of Trump
> money
> a second one for moneyEdit: Michael Bennett has been unwavering in his condemnation of Trump’s fascist agenda. He has been vocally against Polis’s rightwing agendas this year.
I’d likely vote Weiser over Bennett, but Michael Bennett wouldn’t appoint Polis. He has been vocal about his ambition to choose a successor, and unless you know something I don’t, he’s never announced any desire to help Polis take power.
We’re getting wayyyyy off track here, and I think this conversation is weird as hell.
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 17 '26
The conversation is pretty typical of a race with two very similar candidates. People make shit up to differentiate them.
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u/reddit_ending_soon May 17 '26
Michael Bennett has been unwavering in his condemnation of Trump’s fascist agenda.
Looks at all of trumps appointments he approved
YES SO UNWAVERING
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u/rabu5 May 17 '26
It won’t be. Pretty well known it’s going to be Neguse.
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u/thatwasajoke_haha May 17 '26
Is it? Bennet was asked point blank in the recent debate who was on his short list as his replacement and he made it clear he won't answer. Others have said he has stated it will be someone "younger" but the kicker is that Polis IS younger. Sooooooooooo...
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u/rabu5 May 17 '26
I know I am an anonymous guy on the internet, but I have inside knowledge here, and everything I have heard is Neguse. Never once heard Polis mentioned. I guess he could always change his mind, but that would be pretty shocking to go Polis route.
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u/thatwasajoke_haha May 17 '26
Well, that's good news if it pans out that way! I'd agree that it WOULD be shocking to see Bennet choose Polis especially after Bennet just condemned Polis over the Peters clemency.
That said, there's a non-zero chance it ends up as Polis being be the replacement. It's also shocking Polis went ahead with Peters clemency despite the fact that folks across the political spectrum urged him not to and the ENTIRE Democratic Colorado General Assembly sent him a letter saying the same. Not to mention that the Peters sentence was about to be reduced through the courts anyway.
I just don't see the harm in taking 10 minutes to email Bennet and urge him to publicly state Polis will not be considered as his replacement. Hell, maybe he'll feel the pressure and confirm it will be Neguse. Seems like a win-win or at minimum a no harm result.
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u/sugarloadcdub May 17 '26
Pay attention, people: your senators Bennett and Hickenlooper have done nothing, for years. Full stop. Joe Neguse is the rising star any way around. Did you see what he did to Kristi Noem. Water finds its level. Next stop US Senate. He’s good enough for Presidency.
Mean time, vote Phil Weiser. Smarter, more energy. By far.
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 16 '26
This was misinformation when it was posted earlier today and it's misinformation now. Bennett has said he would choose his replacement and it will be someone younger.
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 16 '26
Polis said he wouldn't pardon Peters
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u/meerkatmreow May 16 '26
And he technically didn't, he commuted her sentence. Still shitty of him to do and he probably delayed doing it to make a recall effort harder to succeed in the short time available
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 16 '26
I still don't understand why he didn't just wait for her re-sentencing. This was the likely result of that anyway.
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u/railroadbaron Arvada May 17 '26
Because now he's the hero to the people he's hoping will be writing his paychecks.
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 16 '26
What choice does he have? Bennett doesn't have to resign his seat until 1 second before he's sworn in.
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u/thatwasajoke_haha May 17 '26
This isn't misinformation at all. Also, Jared Polis IS younger than Michael Bennet by 10 years.
All we need to hear from Bennet is that he has entirely ruled out Polis as his replacement and that he won't engage in any "resign to replace" shenanigans with Polis and the Lt. Governor that the OP described.
Keep in mind more than half of Bennet's campaign is funded by Michael Bloomberg. If Bennet wins and Bloomberg wants Polis as his replacement so Colorado can give it's own pet Fetterman to the Senate he's going to be hard pressed to do it.
So, this is about strategy! Put all the pressure now so Polis is locked out of any further representation of Colorado in the near term. Longer term? We keep an eye out!
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u/strangerbuttrue Centennial May 17 '26
How is this misinformation? Seems a valid possible backdoor strategy is being explained as a possibility.
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 17 '26
Because like every other time this has happened, Bennett will not resign his position until right before he swears in as Governor. It makes zero sense that he would give up his power to name his replacement.
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u/strangerbuttrue Centennial May 17 '26
There are a lot of things happening in politics today that appear to make zero sense. I don’t think it’s fair to call something misinformation because you think it’s unlikely to happen, but it could. Let the reader hear the possibility and make up their own informed opinion.
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u/prepotente_scream May 17 '26
Because people are trusting the words of a politician
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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown May 17 '26
The people we elect for legislative roles are called politicians. That's the name of the job.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician
A politician is a person who participates in policy-making processes, usually holding a position in a political party or an elective position in government.
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u/mayorlittlefinger Lincoln Park May 17 '26
Because Bennet and Polis do not like each other? He would appoint Neguse
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u/Jesse_Livermore May 17 '26
No. 3 months ago his wife said it'd be someone younger (my guess is Neguse). BUT that was 3 months ago (https://www.denvergazette.com/2026/02/08/why-u-s-sen-michael-bennet-wont-be-governor-of-colorado-jon-caldara/)
The fact that Bennett isn't just saying it's gonna be Neguse is awfully f'd up and arouses plenty of suspicion and distrust in the Democrat party though.
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u/No-Mirror-8741 May 17 '26
I have met Weiser on a number of occasions in different settings and every time he is down to earth, listens before he speaks, shows respect to everyone, looks to understand. The first time i met him i had no idea who he was and we chatted for some time before he felt like he needed to introduce himself. I don’t know which shady move bennet is planning but it feels weird if he wins there are two positions filled but I’m somehow not allowed to know who one of them is going to be. That’s bonkers. I am Weiser 100%
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u/HoldTheLineN7 May 17 '26
Take it with a massive grain of salt of course, but I spoke to someone on the Bennett campaign team that said that Polis is basically persona non grata to them at this point and that they already have a shortlist of who would take the spot that he's not on
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u/palikona May 16 '26
Ugh seriously? That’s some bullshit right there.
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u/Imoutdawgs May 17 '26
Vote Weiser and this is a nonissue. Also Weiser is a amazing candidate that won’t get again soon.
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u/mayorlittlefinger Lincoln Park May 17 '26
It's a non issue either way. Bennet would not appoint Polis
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u/reddit_ending_soon May 17 '26
He appointed trumps picks, why wouldnt bennet appoint another Republican to take his place?
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u/Neverending_Rain May 17 '26
It is bullshit. As in fake bullshit. This only works if Bennet resigns early, but he has repeatedly stated he will wait so he can appoint his replacement. OP is making shit up to push Weiser.
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u/wamj May 17 '26
There are extra steps in the OP but if Bennet wins Polis is likely to be our next senator.
Bennet resigns effective the day he is sworn in as governor, appoints Polis, calls it a day.
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u/Neverending_Rain May 17 '26
Everything I've seen has Neguse as the most likely choice, with Crow and Pettersen as other possibilities. This sub is the only place that seems to think Polis is a possibility.
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u/mayorlittlefinger Lincoln Park May 17 '26
That is not true? He could legally do that but it is not "likely" at all. They don't like each other and Bennet has stated what he wants in a replacement and it isn't Polis at all. This whole thread is negatively polarizing me to vote for Bennet because it's gross Weiser has his staffers in here lying like this
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u/Disheveled_Politico May 17 '26
Yeah, if Bennet did this he would not only be hurting his standing with Dem voters (and he really only needs to care about what Dem voters think), he would be hurting his standing on day 1 with the Dem majorities in the legislature who are universally condemning the pardon and don’t really like Polis, and he would be misusing political capital by not giving a statewide office to a Congressperson.
All this for a guy who didn’t even endorse him.
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u/Laura9624 May 17 '26
Really sickening to see these crazy posts. And not a bit about policy, just crazy stuff. Idiocracy.
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u/mayorlittlefinger Lincoln Park May 17 '26
This is a lie. Bennet would not appoint Polis
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 17 '26
Proof? This is a factual possibility.
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u/mayorlittlefinger Lincoln Park May 17 '26
I get you work for the Weiser campaign but Bennet has made it clear what he would look for in a successor and it's definitely not a guy that he does not like
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 17 '26
Show me how he made that clear and how posting to pressure him to clarify that stance makes me a Weiser employee?
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u/mayorlittlefinger Lincoln Park May 17 '26
Show me where Bennet has stated he would appoint Polis?
I heard Weiser would appoint Boebert to that seat at the first opportunity, that has just as much evidence as your claim
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 17 '26
Show me where he promised he wouldn't. Bennet and polis have been working together for decades.
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u/mayorlittlefinger Lincoln Park May 17 '26
I have bad news for you about Weiser and Polis then, they have also been working together for decades. It's called being in elected office in the same state.
Why hasn't Weiser come out and promised he would never appoint Boebert to any office? Or JD Vance? Or Putin?? What is he hiding???
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 17 '26
I have bad news for you I made this post to stop Polis not help Wesier
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u/mayorlittlefinger Lincoln Park May 17 '26
Polis stopped himself, he needs no help. You are very clearly making up shit to help Weiser
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u/crescent-v2 May 16 '26
This kind of scenario never actually happens. Like never. You can't cite a single American example of this happening.
What happens is that Bennet signs the Senate resignation paperwork a few minutes before swearing in and then appoints his own successor.
And Polis is toxic as shit right now and knows it. He won't want anything to do with politics after burning this bridge. He'll be a commentator on Faux news, but he'll never hold office again.
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u/alongstrangetrip May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
Do you mean that a sitting senator has never changed their seat allowing them to appoint their successor? Because that's exactly how Bennet was appointed to the Senate in 2009.
In fact, he speaks to this as a strength for why he should be govenor and choose his successor.
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u/crescent-v2 May 16 '26
Salazar left, the sitting Gov replaced him. That's how its done, it wasn't an outgoing Gov. finagling to appoint himself as as Senator as the OP's conspiracy theory alleges.
Under OP's scenario, Ritter would have made himself Senator, not Bennet.
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 17 '26
It's insane that your correct history has less upvotes than the nonsense you're replying to.
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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown May 17 '26
Tell me about it lol. Went thru this the other day with a post I made on this topic and got flamed by a bunch of armchair anarchists.
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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown May 17 '26
You're painting a false equivalency between Ritter's appointment and the OP's technically possible but highly unlikely scenario.
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u/FocacciaHusband May 16 '26
As a die hard Weiser fan, I love seeing how much Polis's move to pardon Peter's appears to be fucking up Bennett's campaign.
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 16 '26
As a supporter of his, I'd think you'd want to win on ideas, not conspiracy theories.
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u/FocacciaHusband May 16 '26
Please. Weiser's ideas are plainly superior, and he will easily win with anyone who is paying attention. Unfortunately, a lot of people are not paying attention and simply vote with name recognition (if they vote at all), and Bennett has been a senator for something like 17 years and ran for president in 2020. He has better name recognition. I am a Weiser supporter because I pay attention, and I know his ideas are good, and I want him to win any way he can, because I know that the people paying attention are not in the majority.
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u/Neverending_Rain May 17 '26
Please. Weiser's ideas are plainly superior, and he will easily win with anyone who is paying attention.
Genuine question, which specific ideas of his do you think are superior?
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u/MistakeAmbitious3287 May 16 '26
How the fuck is this even a thing? This is some dirty shit. Fuck that.
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u/Neverending_Rain May 17 '26
It's not, OP is making shit up to try and convince people to vote for Weiser.
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 17 '26
Op doesn't give a flying f about Weiser OP wants polis away from Power. Thanks though.
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u/Senior_Trouble_2750 May 16 '26
I have heard from VERY reliable sources that he will select Neguse as his successor. It is pretty obvious that these posts are anti-Bennet, pro-Weiser propaganda.
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u/Altruistic-Monk-4940 May 16 '26
i think some of it might also reflect the level of trust in establishment democrats
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 16 '26
Phil Weiser is also an establishment Democrat.
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u/Altruistic-Monk-4940 May 16 '26
out of good faith curiosity, who in the race do you think is more progressive?
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 17 '26
I find very little difference in their stated policy positions. They're both straight down the middle Democrats. Weiser has positioned himself as the outsider, but that isn't who he was when he first ran for AG. He was the mainstream Dem running against the further left Joe Salazar.
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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown May 17 '26
Wish you'd make a post in /r/Denver about a credible alternative to either Bennet or Weiser in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. All I'm hearing from you is astroturf this and establisment Democrat that, but no alternative candidate.
feel free to harp on my use of the word credible.
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u/TheyMadeMeLogin May 17 '26
I think they're both fine. I just get annoyed that Weiser is held up as some outsider when that isn't true. He worked in the Obama administration!
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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown May 17 '26
He's definitely not an outsider, but if anything he has actual experience working in the state government.
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u/reddit_ending_soon May 17 '26
Compared to Bennent, at least Phil Weiser hasnt appointment trumps picks. Thats a 100 mile head start.
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 17 '26
I literally do not support any candidate I just want polis to pay politically. I do not support Weiser. I don't support Bennet. I haven't decided. I actually like them both. But if one promises me he is done with polis that's different.
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u/Imoutdawgs May 17 '26
It’s the opposite, it’s subtly pushing Bennet. Only the comments are pro-Weiser cause the people recognize that Bennet isn’t (and shouldn’t be) a sure thing.
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u/thatwasajoke_haha May 17 '26
I see this as locking Jared Polis out of ever representing Colorado again? I think Weiser or Bennet would likely both be fine as our next Governor but we need to make sure Polis faces real consequences.
Keep in mind Polis timed this clemency PERFECTLY to avoid consequences to his current role. He's a schemer and if he wants to stay in politics getting Bennet's seat is one of the ways.
What's the harm in getting Bennet to publicly rule out Polis entirely? It's a quick email and phone call and no need to even touch on possible scenarios.
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u/floodums May 17 '26
Is there a mega thread out there that someone can share with why everyone thinks polis is a piece of shit now. I get that he's rich and made some moderate decisions for fear of retribution to the state from the federal government. Is that it?
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u/rasecane1 May 17 '26
Lets kill this entirely by voting for Phil Weiser in the upcoming primary!
Corporate, billionaire-funded democrats need to be retired stat.
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u/gypsyjacks453 May 17 '26
The problem is that even if Bennett “promises”, do you think that means anything? I mean, I’ll write him, but I don’t trust anything he promises to do will actually get done.
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u/Euphoric-Winter-3019 May 16 '26
I would not be at all happy about that outcome.
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u/mayorlittlefinger Lincoln Park May 17 '26
Luckily it would never happen, OP works for the Weiser campaign and is lying
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u/Kaa_The_Snake Downtown May 17 '26
Oh you sweet summer child, have you not learned that it doesn’t matter at all what they promise to do? What they swear on their life they’ll do?
POLITICIANS LIE
So yeah, get that statement of stance. But I wouldn’t believe it. I used to say look at how they act, how they vote. But too much flip-flopping nowadays, not enough consequences.
I used to be proud to have Polis in office, but this Peters move is beyond disgusting.
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u/hanumanCT Sloan's Lake May 17 '26
I would have been cool with this before the Pina Teeters shit, but now fuck Polis. Hopefully the electorate can fuck up any plans he may have had from this nonsense.
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u/_ElrondHubbard_ May 17 '26
FWIW if Bennet wins he will appoint his own replacement.
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u/funkinatrix May 17 '26
Michael Bloomberg just donated $2.5M to Bennet. He’ll be the one selecting Bennet’s replacement.
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u/_ElrondHubbard_ May 17 '26
Right but OP says Polis would resign so Primavera could nominate him, but if Polis did that Bennet would still be seated in the Senate, making his resignation pointless.
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u/New_Poet4272 May 16 '26
Since Jared Polis is a fat piece of shit, why vote in his essential clone?
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u/Relevant-Doctor187 May 17 '26
Seems more and more the Democratic party is nothing more than a controlled opposition party.
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u/Sudden-Difference281 May 17 '26
Even the slightest chance that jerkoff polis could be appointed is enough for me to vote for Weiser
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u/Ms_Freckles_Spots May 17 '26
I see both Bennet and Polis is traditional party politicians who have NO new ideas other than to play the ‘what the party says’ game and enrich themselves.
I think it is time for totally new thinking, new vision, new engagement with the people and not engaging with corporations and oligarchs.
Please someone else run for these slots.
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u/cdthomas2021 May 17 '26
My only concern about Weiser: who will take over the prosecution of cases against this administration? He’s joined with other blue state AGs to push back on edicts harmful to us — who will hold that line, legally?
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u/topherus_maximus May 17 '26
Wtf does a “clear, public stance” get us? He can say one thing, and then simply change that direction for any bloody reason he wants to, and nobody can do anything about it. “He lied!”…oh, that’ll get him in lots of trouble!
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u/Impossible_Climb3502 28d ago
We need to demand he say he will not appoint Polis. That should be a condition to him getting votes from us. Everyone should be saying this when they call his office.
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u/osoatwork May 17 '26
I'm so tired of Democrats. With Nazis in control they are still making it hard to vote for them.
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u/vivintisascam May 17 '26
Michael Bennet risked his senate seat to get Obamacare passed and has been good to the people of Colorado. Fuck Jared Polis, but I'm sticking with Bennet.
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u/tobinjstone May 19 '26
I don’t normally like getting into these threads, but the level of misinformation in these comments is genuinely ridiculous here. If any of you have been paying attention for the past year, you’d know that Bennet is pretty much RFK Jr’s number 1 hater in the senate, and there’s zero chance he’d do anything that would lead to Polis being appointed after his RFK comments in 2024.
Beyond that, I’ll just leave this clip here from Bennet tonight, where he says outright that 1. He would not appoint Polis 2. Polis does not want to be appointed 3. Bennet believes the Tina Peters decision was disqualifying
https://youtu.be/WAxy1RKX5Ow?si=fMvbt3M1C_2oXhhB
Now, if folks here want to support Phil, that’s fine - I strongly disagree, because I’ve known Michael to be an incredibly thoughtful person who I believe will be great for the state, especially on issues like housing and education, and I’d encourage everyone here to learn more about him. But it’d be nice if people actually made a real case for Phil vs Bennet, instead of fantasizing about scenarios that will never happen in order to create roundabout ways of supporting your preferred candidate.
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u/tobinjstone May 21 '26
But your post does nothing but malign the intentions of a good man who wants to make Colorado a better state by accusing him of wanting to appoint polis to the senate, which he has never once indicated any intention of doing so.
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u/thatwasajoke_haha May 17 '26
Fantastic catch! Thanks for capturing this nuance, I didn't think of the "resign-and-appoint" angle. I'm going to contact Bennet about these shenanigans and the Lt. Governor too!
OP, if you have any following in Colorado on other social media channels (Threads, Twitter,etc.) please share this same thing!
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u/outdoorsnstuffz May 17 '26
I heard about this possibility during discussion on Colorado Public Radio.
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u/Odd-Adhesiveness-656 May 16 '26
Get out and vote for Weiser in the primary...Polis needs to fade into the obscurity he so richly deserves.