Weiser and Bennet debate draws out differences between them
Freda Miklin reports Phil Weiser and Michael Bennet on housing, Project 2025, and unaffiliated voters.
Freda Miklin ·
On June 4, the two candidates on the June 30 Democratic primary ballot for Colorado governor, eight-year Attorney General Phil Weiser and 17-year U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, answered questions in a side-by-side forum held at the University of Denver Welcome Center. The event was sponsored by Denver’s 9News.
Asked why they think their party has lost popularity, especially with unaffiliated voters, Weiser said, “For too many people, the Democratic Party doesn’t” feel like it addresses housing. “I never met a teacher who didn’t live in Denver. Now you can’t live in Denver if you’re a teacher. Until we address this issue…so that teachers, firefighters, and nurses can afford to buy.” He said permitting time is the same for starter homes and should change.
Bennet, asked about implementing the agenda laid out in Project 2025, responded regarding at least three cabinet secretaries who he voted to confirm, “None of their records is a surprise to me.” The moderator challenged Bennet on lawsuits Weiser filed against the Trump administration. Bennet did not identify a specific lawsuit in the recoverable extract.
Print source: The Villager, Vol. 44 No. 30, June 18, 2026, pages 6 and 7. Issuu edition. Follow Freda report from Issuu page images. Mid-column sentences damaged by photos are omitted.