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I went through it an hour ago, and it was the most disgusting car wash I've ever had in my life. Out of the 50 or so I've used in my life over 10 states, never has a car wash made my car dirtier than before going in.

After coming out of the end of the tunnel, my vehicle was completely covered in a slimy film. My whole car smelt like a porta potty and I spent an hour across the street at the hand wash carwash trying to rinse the sewer smell off. I was maybe able to get 50% of the smell gone. No idea what to do now for the smell, and I got covered in the smell/slim while trying to rinse the crap off before it permanently dried. I'm trying to figure out if I need to go to Urgent Care or something for Hepatitis shot.

0/10 would choose cobblestone if I needed motivation to kill myself in the future.

For weeks now, there’s been a ton of blatant propaganda flooding all the Colorado subreddits, either hyping up Michael Bennet for governor, or taking random swings at Phil Weiser. Instead of just letting it fester, I took it upon myself to pull the comments and call out the lies, the bad voting records, and the hypocrisy. I had another post that had way more detail and article quotes in the text, but it was flagged for AI slop so I dumbed it down as much as possible for yall.

These are all actual claims I’ve read right here in comments and articles over the past month:

Claim: Michael Bennet is plenty progressive because he championed the child tax credit.

• This completely misses what actually happened. Yes, Bennet pushed for the Child Tax Credit expansion, but it was just a temporary, pandemic era band aid under the American Rescue Plan, not a permanent fix to systemic poverty. Bennet’s campaign site still brags that he "cut childhood poverty in half nationwide." But look at the actual fallout when those monthly payments stopped. Data from the Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy shows that the spike in child poverty from 2021 to 2022 was the largest year-over-year increase on record, more than doubling from 5.2% to 12.4%. Bennet is still parading this as a win while millions of kids fell right back below the poverty line.

https://povertycenter.columbia.edu/publication/2023/what-2022-child-poverty-rates-would-have-looked-like

Claim: Michael Bennet is more progressive on housing affordability than Phil Weiser.

• If you look at what was done in the past, and what has been promised for the future, Weiser is going after corporate landlords; Bennet wants to hand them public money.

• Weiser: According to Colorado Newsline, Weiser's platform focuses heavily on consumer protection, cracking down on predatory "junk fees" for renters, and holding out-of-state investor landlords legally accountable. Most importantly, he promised to sign a state ban on the algorithmic rent setting software that corporate landlords use to artificially jack up prices (which Gov. Polis previously vetoed).

https://coloradonewsline.com/2025/11/14/weiser-permitting-renter-protections-housing-plan/

• According to The Denver Post. "Weiser has set a goal of 40,000 new attainable homes throughout the state to ease the housing crunch. He has promised to create a chief housing officer position and institute other changes to cut red tape and speed up the development of starter homes. He wants to lower the cost of permitting fees for starter homes compared to those for “mega mansions,” and to work with local governments to incentivize them to encourage more starter home development. Many of those fees are set at the local level, where building permits are handled."

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/25/colorado-governor-michael-bennet-phil-weiser-positions/

• Bennet: Bennet’s fix is basically relying on corporate incentives. Instead of regulating bad corporate behavior, The Denver Post notes that he wants to stream public financing, revolving construction funds, and state guaranteed loans directly to private developers.

• (Side note for the bots claiming only Phil backed off local housing control: In a May debate, both candidates explicitly said they don't support Polis's current path of overriding local city zoning rules.)

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/25/colorado-governor-michael-bennet-phil-weiser-positions/

Claim: Michael Bennet understands healthcare and knows how to make it cheaper.

• Bennet fundamentally misunderstands how government healthcare even works. During the live gubernatorial debate covered by CPR News, Bennet complained about how Colorado administers Medicare, vowing that if elected governor, "we will transform it." Weiser had to correct him right there on stage: "We don't administer Medicare. That's a federal issue." (Quick reminder: States run Medicaid; the federal government handles Medicare).

https://www.cpr.org/2026/05/07/democratic-governor-candidate-debate-weiser-bennet-trump-economy/

• Bennet was even caught on tape admitting he doesn't know how to make healthcare cheaper.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XiUO66OgapI

Claim: Michael Bennet has better healthcare proposals than Phil Weiser.

• Bennet talks a big game about a "Colorado Public Option," but the fine print kills it. On the campaign trail, he admitted the plan would cap household eligibility at 200% of the federal poverty line (about $66,000 for a family of four). If your middle class family makes a dollar over that, you're locked out. Considering the average household income in Colorado is over $128,000, only about 32% of households would even qualify.

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/25/colorado-governor-michael-bennet-phil-weiser-positions/

• Weiser, on the other hand, wants universal access to primary care by expanding the state employee health plan to include teachers, school districts, and small businesses. The Reporter-Herald reports that Weiser is targeting the private equity firms that are buying up and monopolizing local medical practices, which is what actually drives up costs. He’s also targeting prescription drug costs by going after middleman Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) fees.

https://www.reporterherald.com/2026/06/25/colorado-governor-michael-bennet-phil-weiser-positions/

• Plus, Weiser has a proven legal record as AG, securing $900 million from predatory corporations, including the Sacklers for the opioid crisis, as detailed by the Durango Herald.

https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/weiser-knows-colorado-bennet-belongs-in-senate/

Claim: Michael Bennet is more progressive on the environment than Phil Weiser.

• First Bennet loves market friendly, corporate compromises, while Weiser actually uses regulatory teeth.

• Bennet pushes a "cap-and-invest" program, which climate groups call a soft approach that lets wealthy fossil fuel companies just buy their way out of trouble.

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/25/colorado-governor-michael-bennet-phil-weiser-positions/

• Bennet was one of seven Senate Democrats who crossed party lines to side with Republicans to block a federal fracking ban.

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/567653-david-sirota-seven-democrats-who-voted-fracking-ban-likely-trying-to-secure/

• Bennet voted for the Keystone XL pipeline in 2013, 2014, and 2015, which would have cut right through public lands, completely contradicting his own statements about protecting federal public lands.

https://www.bennet.senate.gov/2026/04/30/bennet-merkley-wyden-heinrich-introduce-legislation-to-block-sale-of-federal-public-lands/

• Bennet wrote a 2017 op-ed in USA Today defending natural gas, claiming that saying no to it "surrenders progress for purity."

• While Bennet supported the overall Inflation Reduction Act, the legislation actually tied new federal wind and solar development approvals directly to the mandatory continuation of oil and gas leasing on public lands. He got criticized for accepting this compromise rather than pushing for a complete legislative halt to fossil fuel extraction on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) territory. Section 50265 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) explicitly ties federal wind and solar development approvals to the mandatory continuation of oil and gas leasing.

https://www.blm.gov/policy/im-2023-006

• Meanwhile, as AG, Weiser has spent years directly suing corporate polluters and extracting heavy financial penalties.

https://www.cpr.org/2026/06/04/colorado-democrats-governor-primary-candidates-debate/

Claim: Phil Weiser tried to "kill ballot measures" to protect corporations.

This completely mischaracterizes a standard legislative compromise. In 2024, trial lawyers backed Initiatives 149 and 150 to eliminate caps on medical malpractice and wrongful death damages. In response, hospitals and insurance groups threatened countermeasures (Initiatives 170 and 171) to cap attorney fees. Had both gone to the ballot, it would have been a multi-million dollar toxic ad war that risked spiking medical insurance premiums across the state. Instead, everyone sat down and passed House Bill 24-1472, which raises damage caps over time to give victims a major win while keeping the system stable. It wasn't a corporate bailout; it was adult governance.

Claim: Michael Bennet is a champion of campaign finance reform, and whats to have Citizens United overturned.

• Bennet talks about overturning Citizens United, but his campaign relies heavily on dark money.

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2023/01/30/michael-bennets-dark-money-hypocrisy-wadhams-c789281a-9e98-11ed-837a-c70ccc0163e9/

• His allies set up a state level super PAC called Rocky Mountain Way. According to campaign finance tracking from Axios Denver and Colorado Newsline, this PAC has weaponized over $7 million to boost his campaign. A massive chunk of this cash was funneled through an independent expenditure nonprofit called Brighter Future for Colorado, which is specifically designed to hide the identity of its true donors.

https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/01/billionaire-money-colorado-democratic-primary/

• Mid-June 2026 filings show this super PAC is heavily bankrolled by out-of-state billionaires and massive corporate entities like Cigna and Uber. You can't claim to fight secret money while riding a multi-million dollar dark money pipeline into office.

https://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/colorado-governor-race-fundraising-spending/

Claim: Phil Weiser is more AIPAC-friendly than Bennet.

• This is a complete inversion of reality. Michael Bennet is heavily backed by the pro-Israel lobby; Phil Weiser has accepted zero dollars from them.

• According to data from Track AIPAC, Bennet has taken over $3.1 million in career contributions from AIPAC and related PACs. The irony is that Bennet heavily campaigns nationally on a platform to remove big money and special interests from politics, while remaining one of the top recipients of pro-Israel PAC funds that influence his foreign policy votes.

https://www.trackaipac.com/states/colorado

• As a U.S. Senator, Bennet has consistently voted to approve billions in unconditional federal military aid to Israel, including voting for the Strengthening of Israel U.S. Alliance Act, and has repeatedly refused to back congressional resolutions that would limit arms sales.

https://www.boughtbyzionism.org/michael_bennet

• Bennet has repeatedly issued public statements about the "unacceptable humanitarian crisis," civilian deaths, and starvation in Gaza. However his votes contradict his empathy. Bennet voted against joint resolutions introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders aimed at blocking billions of dollars in offensive weapons and military equipment transfers to Israel

https://www.bennet.senate.gov/2024/11/20/bennet-statement-following-sanders-resolutions/

• He even co-sponsored the heavily criticized Combating BDS Act of 2017, which allowed local governments to strip contracts from anyone participating in political boycotts against Israel.

https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/862008

• More recently, Bennet pulled out of a forum hosted by Colorado Muslim Vote because his team demanded he be completely shielded from audience questions regarding Gaza. When they wouldn't censor the topic, he canceled, citing "safety concerns."

https://outfrontmagazine.com/michael-bennet-pulls-out-of-forum-after-refusing-to-discuss-gaza/

• Meanwhile, Weiser openly broke from the democratic establishment script on stage, stating on the record: "I will say that the Netanyahu government has had actions and policies that I find abhorrent and that pain me."

https://www.dailycamera.com/2026/04/08/michael-bennet-forum-muslim-gaza-colorado-governor/

Claim: Michael Bennet loves transparency, open dialogue with voters.

• When the going gets tough, Bennet avoids open town halls. He frequently skipped public town halls during heavy legislative friction, preferring closed door fundraisers instead.

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2015/03/13/protestors-greet-bennet-launch-2567921b-cbe1-5fc7-bd25-97f1910b27b1/

• When a constituent yelled "You can't compromise with fascists" at a contentious town hall in Golden, Bennet just shut them down saying, "What you’re saying is totally false."

https://coloradonewsline.com/2025/03/20/hecklers-removed-bennet-town-hall-golden-trump/

• An investigative report by The American Prospect details a massive, eleventh-hour $950,000 personal loan Bennet made to his own campaign. The combination of dark money PACs and candidate loans creates a massive loophole where corporate special interests can buy access by directly paying off a politician's personal campaign debt after the election is over.

https://prospect.org/2026/06/19/michael-bennet-creates-ultimate-pay-to-play-opportunity/

In addition to these claims I've rebuked, I also wanted to point out this fun fact:

• Nationally, Bennet had supported election reform. He introduced the Voter Choice Act in the U.S. Senate, a bill to provide federal support to jurisdictions moving to ranked choice voting. He has described RCV as a reform that can reduce partisanship and offer voters more options. However, if yall recall 2 years ago, voters signed petitions to get the ballot initiative to establish an open primary and ranked choice voting system for the state, and Bennet campaigned against it. Organizations like Unite America have stated this contrast, pointing out that his actions in Colorado seemed to oppose the system he was trying to support nationally.

https://uniteamerica.org/articles/unite-america-statement-on-initial-results-of-election-reform-ballot-initiatives

My whole point in creating this was to give everyone resources so when Bennet bots say "bennet said he'll do "x"", you can show them that he lies consistently, ever since he has been in congress. I dont like defending Phil as much as I did here since he really isnt a progressive, but I cant stand how blatant the lies have been in the past month pushing bennet. Every candidate's words have been twisted to push that agenda. He has 17 years of receipts that half the Colorado communities seems to want to ignore. I dont know if Phil will be the guy we need, but I sure as shit know it isnt bennet.

At 3 years in and my rear tire pressure sensor has gone bad, or battery died, out of warranty. How do you disable the stupid warning lights and sounds so the truck just starts up normally?