He won Larimer by 500 votes, though and the GOP turnout machine really helped in Greeley and Colorado Springs. The Democrats just didn't do a good job in Pueblo, too. If I were Bennet and Hillary, I would really be looking into turning out the vote in Pueblo and the Sangre Del Christos.
The point is that Republicans and Democrats both did fairly well this election but that the Rs are doing much better though the Ds still have much room for improvement.
Not talking about abortion 90% of the time might help turn them out.
I'd imagine that to be the case, too. Its a tough like to walk. You can't just give up on the issue but you can't run on it. That's true for Republicans, too. No one can run as the abortion monster whether you running as "if you have sex, you should immediately expect to be a parent" or "fetuses are temporary female organs that become a person once they are born ".