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Why not? I thought having the President on your side would be a huge advantage.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2010...-him-back.html

Sen. Bennet Appreciates Obama's Help, Not Sure He Wants Him Back

August 11, 2010 8:34 AM

The Colorado senate primary pinned President Obama-backed Sen. Michael Bennet against Bill Clinton’s candidate, Andrew Romanoff. Bennet, who as he put it had never run for “dog catcher” before, took the nomination last night by eight points. But when I asked him if he wants Obama campaigning for him in Colorado before November he hesitated.

“We will have to see. We will obviously do what’s right for the campaign,” Bennet told me. “He has been a huge help and I appreciate his endorsement and we’ll see what happens between now and November.”

“That’s not a yes,” I asked.

“I just won the primary about six minutes ago so we’re going to have to give it some thought,” Bennet replied.

Last night NRSC chairman Sen. John Cornyn released a statement that “there’s no doubt that Bennet will now attempt to distance himself from his party leaders in Washington, his liberal record in support of wasteful spending and bigger government bureaucracy speaks for itself.”

Bennet dismissed Cornyn’s charge saying he has spent his career helping distressed companies, not in Washington.

“I would put my business experience up against any Republicans’ that’s in the United States Senate,” he said.