Former CO Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell Endorses Bennet. Anschutz Pulls Support From Coffman Campaign.

Article By Karli Kusler

Senator Michael Bennet held a press conference today in Grand Junction, Colorado, to promote his ideals and platform for the 2016 Colorado Congressional Campaign.  With only two days until the booths open for voting, both candidates are pulling out all the stops in the final days of campaigning.

Bennet touched on some of his main concerns for the state of Colorado, and voiced how he thinks some of the most pressing issues should be solved. These things would be expected from a candidate in the last days of a campaign, however there was one public statement that could quite potentially give Senator Bennet the push he needs to win the election.

Former Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell joined Senator Bennet on stage at the press conference to publicly endorse Bennet in the race. This turn of events was majorly due to the slanderous acts of GPS Crossroads and the failure of Congressmen Mike Coffman to denounce the Super PAC.  His statement is as follows,

“In all my years of public service, I have never seen such reckless and reprehensible actions such as those performed by GPS Crossroads. Senator Michael Bennet and I don’t always get along but he is a good upstanding citizen and I feel it necessary to endorse him in the 2016 Congressional Campaign. I am shocked at Congressmen Coffman for not publicly denouncing the GPS Crossroads after their continuous show of inexcusable acts during the race.”

Campbell is not only a former Senator of Colorado, but also a former Representative, and served in the U.S. Air force in Korea as well. Interestingly, Campbell served in the political field as a Democrat for 12 years, and then switched parties to become a Republican in 1995. Ben Nighthorse Campbell has been an outstanding citizen in the Colorado community for over 60 years, politically and otherwise, and by publicly endorsing Sen. Bennet, this could mean a big change in the polls.

Campbell’s decision could not only sway the republican voters who are already on the fence about supporting Congressman Coffman, but could also rally the democrats who wouldn’t have voted before the conference.

Not only was Campbell’s news a big success for Senator Bennet’s Campaign, but word got out that Phil Anschutz, who has been personally supporting Congressman Coffman since the beginning of the race, has pulled his funding for Coffman entirely. It seems the continuous actions of GPS Crossroads has sincerely altered the attitude of the voters and supporters of the race.

It is clear the Coffman Campaign has some serious damage control to do in the next 24 hours, considering they lost support from a staunch financial supporter, and a former Senator with a glowing reputation publicly endorsed the Bennet Campaign.