Ever wonder why Republican challenger Ken Buck can’t open up more of a lead against Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado? Bennet, the Democratic incumbent, was not elected by the people (he was appointed) and yet brazenly thought he could get away with voting for Obamacare in a GOP-leaning (if only slightly) state.  Based on the past three presidential elections, Colorado is 6 percentage points to the right of Wisconsin and 7 to the right of Pennsylvania, yet in those states the Republican is leading the Democrat by more than Buck is leading Bennet.  So why can’t Buck build a bigger lead (Real Clear Politics currently has him up by just 4 points) in what should be a shoo-in state for the GOP this time around? 

Perhaps it’s because he says things like this (during the candidates’ debate last night in Pueblo), according to the Pueblo Chieftain: