Without Bennet, Weiser dominates assembly vote for governor

State of play: Weiser, the current attorney general, gained an advantage at the assembly. His name will appear at the top of the candidate list because he won the most support from delegates at the party assembly in Pueblo.

• Weiser received 90% of the delegate preference poll.
• Two other candidates did not earn enough votes to make the ballot.

What they're saying: Democratic luminary and former Gov. Roy Romer nominated Weiser, calling him "strong enough to change the course of history."

Between the lines: The party assembly vote reflects the position of party activists but not the broader electorate, meaning it's not a guarantee for victory in the primary election.

The intrigue: Two long-shot candidates failed to qualify for the ballot because they didn't reach the 30% threshold.

The other side: Bennet, a three-term U.S. senator, qualified for the primary ballot by collecting voter signatures and did not participate in the Democratic assembly.

• He spent the day at No Kings protests in Littleton and Boulder, and attended the first Denver Summit home game.