Much of the said criticism of Andrew Romanoff on Pols and other sites definitely have merit; he has run a bit of a sloppy campaign (to say the least), he oftentimes fails to distance himself from his opponent, and his quizzical press conference earlier this week has not his finest hour.
However…at least he can answer a simple question. [note: skip to about 45 sec]
As shown in the video above, Bennett is asked an extremely simple question, “Can you balance a checkbook?” Now it is obvious that the lady is questioning CBO estimates that the current healthcare bills in both the Senate and the House are deficit-neutral, and any politician worth half his salt should have deciphered the question and begun the progressive litany. But Bennett is flabbergasted, and, with all due respect, hardly appears senatorial. He simply can’t do it.
Now it is quite predictable I’ll get comments on that hackneyed “tea-bagger” plant on Bennett’s town hall, how she is spitting that half-witted rhetoric of [at this point, either mention some unholy trinity of talk show hosts, or just say neocons; your pick, lefties]…If that is all true, shouldn’t she have been an easy target for Bennett to pounce on? If he can’t handle what many of you would term a half-literate, thoroughly discombobulated granny, then how could anyone expect Bennett to intelligently answer more verbose opposition?
Again, while Romanoff has made more than a few peccadilloes in his Senate campaign, his campaign has every right to continue on, albeit on a less drunken path. I, for one, can testify to his persona and character if not his ideology, and, at the risk of presumptuously giving advice to my colleagues on the other side of the spectrum, will say that I think him to be a Democrat that could sit better with independent Coloradans come November.
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He has been campaigning hard — up to five or 6 events a day between flying back and forth to Washington to work at a full time job in the Senate. He also has a spouse and 3 small children he must try to spend time with. I have often wondered how he does it all. From this parent’s perspective, he seems tired in this clip. I would be too, if I had his current schedule.
I wondered how he does it all…..
And then tried to correct her argument that the GOP has been making from Day One. What part of that escaped you?
on the campaign trail there’s a time and a place for shorter answers.
This underscores the biggest problem with the Senate healthcare bill is no one knows what’s in it, how it works or what it costs.
The deficit scoring Senator Bennet is talking about didn’t come from him,nor some partisan staff .
See : http://www.cbo.gov/
We’re trying to elect people to govern, not to win a contest for being able to create a false impression of perfection. Or at least that’s what we should be doing.
Senator Bennet is knowledgeable, communicates well, and works hard. Criticize his positions, but leave the “gotchya!” nonsense out of it. You were able to find one answer to one question that doesn’t live up to the highest of expectations, out of all of the public apearances he makes, all of the opportunities to find imperfection in his self-presentation? And for that, he’s not “senatorial” enough? And this is the best you could do?
What absolute nonsense.