The Hill News

So President Obama had his big night, a win in the contested Democratic senate primary in Colorado. Andrew Romanoff, backed by former President Clinton, failed to knock out sitting Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), who was appointed by Obama last year to replace Ken Salazer when he became secretary of the Interior.

The White House, battling against the liberal left now fuming over comments by press secretary Robert Gibbs in an interview with our Sam Youngman, wasn't prepared for the revival of the Clinton-wins-again storyline. Liberals are mad at the president and his men, and Team Obama is under increasing pressure to "unite," with embattled Democrats holding on to their jobs for dear life as they head into a challenging fall campaign. After ! numerous primaries and special elections in which Obama's support killed off the candidacies of Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and Virginia gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, the president needed a win.

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