It’s good to know that it’s not only Republicans<\/a> who are dealing with out-of-staters eager to pick winners:<\/span><\/p>\n

President Barack Obama endorsed U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet today, throwing the force of the White House into a Democratic primary battle that officially is just over a day old.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The direct endorsement of a president still enormously popular among progressive voters is perhaps the biggest hammer that national Democrats can bring to Bennet’s primary battle against former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, and they wasted no time in wielding it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Does this make sense?\u00a0 Only if it works.\u00a0 Rumors had abounded that Romanoff had about $1.5 million (roughly 0.0001% of Obama’s deficit spending) ready to come on board, and to make him immediately competitive.\u00a0 Certainly Romanoff wasn’t going to be able to run to Bennet’s left, but the endorsement of The Big Leftie himself probably gives Bennet some room to move to the center if he has to.\u00a0 Of course, the primary is 11 months from now, and who know what Obama’s endorsement will be worth by then.
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