Weiser stuns Bennet in Colorado governor primary, signaling anti-establishment surge

Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado’s Democratic primary for governor, riding a rising anti-establishment wave and branding Bennet as a Washington insider; Bennet’s fundraising edge and name recognition weren’t enough to overcome Weiser’s message that he would fight the Trump administration, a result that leaves Bennet as a U.S. senator through 2028 but raises questions about his political future amid shifting Colorado Democratic dynamics.