A press release from the Sierra Club this morning announces an endorsement that’s both unsurprising and significant:
Today, the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Colorado Senator Michael Bennet for re-election.
“The Sierra Club is proud to endorse Senator Bennet for re-election,” said Sierra Club’s Executive Director Michael Brune. “For the past seven years, the Senator has worked tirelessly to protect America’s treasured public lands, expand our rapidly growing clean energy economy, and tackle the threat of climate change. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Senator Bennet to preserve places like Camp Hale, transition to clean, renewable energy, and prevent further climate disruption.”
Since taking office, Senator Bennet has been a vocal advocate for tackling climate change head-on, protecting our public lands and waterways, and increasing clean energy technology like wind and solar.
“The Sierra Club has been a crucial partner on our work to protect natural treasures like Browns Canyon, Hermosa Creek and Chimney Rock, as well as helping to grow our state’s renewable energy economy,” said Senator Michael Bennet. “Coloradans understand the importance of clean air, clean water and clean energy to our everyday lives and environment. Together, we’ll win in November and keep working on collaborative solutions to protect Colorado and our planet for future generations.”
As a comparatively moderate Democrat, support from trusted conservation organizations like the Sierra Club greatly helps Sen. Michael Bennet shore up support within the Democrat base. It’s not like those voters would be likely to support any of the Republican primary contenders, but lingering bad feelings from Bennet’s primary victory in 2010–and of course Bennet’s middle-road voting record–could depress enthusiasm.
Between support from major players that voters recognize and the specter of any of the Republican alternatives, we’d guess that Bennet’s “base problems” won’t be much of a problem by the fall.
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Obviously is right.
What? Not Keyser?
Maybe they don't know . . .
[He's] on the ballot?!?
" . . . a comparatively moderate Democratic. . . . "
LOL. I'm wondering just exactly what that's supposed to mean???
Taking into account all of his policy stands, including social and environmental issues I'd say it's accurate. Remember we live in a world where no Dem is conservative enough to be called anything right of moderate and Republicans, no matter how conservative, are called moderate if they just manage to fall short of being foaming at the mouth Tea Party morons, behave like grown ups and avoid going too public with their racism on social media.