CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%↓
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
20%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
30%↑
15%↑
10%↓
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
December 06, 2013 11:25 AM UTC
23 Comments
Really surprised at the low numbers favorable/unfavorable period for Gessler. 15/24? That's a cumulative 39% who have heard of him and feel they know enough about him to have an opinion one way or the other? And he's a sitting SOS? One who's had controversy after controversy getting media attention since before he was even sworn in?!?
I think this illustrates how much we over-estimate the number of folks out there who are tuned in to the things that make the big splashes here at Pols. The one constant for these guys is high disapproval in proportion to approval among however many give a damn.
In my experience (and I have a lot with the SOS office) these numbers are higher than average, and that may be due to the fact that Gessler is so well known. I usually see numbers in the area of 25% even recognizing the name of the SOS. So, from my experience, he has a lot more name recognition than he should have and he is probably worse off for it. In addition, when the other 60% who don't recognize his name get the connection between him and the "bad SOS" his numbers will go down.
Thanks for the benefit of your experience. I knew over all name rec for SOS would be low and figured Gessler's numbers would be a little higher than usual because of all the controversy. Guess, I didn't realize quite how low "usual" really is.
All this poll shows is low name ID for most candidates. The 2010 names are more memorable for obvious reasons. In the Senate race, Amy Stephens is still the best situated to break out of the pack once people start paying attention. I believe it's very unlikely either Tanc or Buck will win either nomination.
Dems would be just as happy with Amy as with Tanc or Buck. So, setting aside the unlikelihood of any such scenario, big deal.
You boys better do better than Maes this time around. Our state needs intelligent candidates that are seeking practical solutions to real problems. No more goobers who couldn't manage a McDonalds. Give us some candidates that at least make sense of the issues. I don't have to agree with them but it would be nice if they gave an indication that they live on the same planet that I do. Just my recommendation.
Tancredo and Buck will win the nomination and they both will be defeated by Hickenlooper and Udall. Tancredo and Buck rely on one shrinking base and that is white conservatives. Maybe throw a small % of independents in there. Buck and Tancredo are both radical extremists that have made comments hostile to gays and immigrants. They both will lose. Udall and Hickenlooper can't ask for a better opponent than these two right wing nuts.
Tancredo's trying to boost his popularity by appealing to the pot-smoking crowd….
Who are mainly going to vote Dem anyway, just as soon as they locate that mail in ballot.
Speaking of appealing to cannabis consumers, looking at that same web site I see that…
You forgot women. "I don't wear high-heels." will come back to bite Buck right in the ass as an example of the Republican "war on women".
Hey, Colorado Pols
How about adding my boys to the Big Line?
Jaime McMillan, Mark Aspiri, Jim Rundberg
HAHAHAHAHA
I guess there's always room for another 100:1 nobody.
Hey, how's that line about a surging campaign sounding about now Sen. Hill? Guess that makes your BS story about a stalker all the more impossible to believe. Maybe you should take a number from the candidates with more humility and start campaigning on the issues, rather than relying on your pretty looks and stunning hair-do. Oh, sorry, forgot, all the "Republicans" have these days is prettyt looks and stunning hair-do's. They don't like the ones with brains, because they can't be told what to do.
Romney got a lot of milage out of his coffiured looks. His ideas not so much.
He sure turned up on the wrong side of history where Mandela and South Africa are concerned.
Are republicans braindead? Why would they think losers who lost in 2010 would do any better in 2014? Buck and Tancredo both are very flawed and they rely on a shrinking base of mostly conservative tea party extremists. Looks the dems will do very nicely in 2014. ken Buck and Tancredo are just another Todd Akin.
I think they believe that if they just keep offering up the same tired candidates, people will eventually break down and vote for them. How many times have they put "Eggs are People, Too" on the ballot?
The thing is nota that 214 will not be 2010 and 2010 as a wave year for Republicans fueled by the rise and passion of the Tea Party activists. They are on the wane now and these 2010 candidates haven't shown any growth or development since then. It would be interesting to find out how many losing state politicians ever won in the next cycle. The percentage has got to be really low. The odds are definitely not in their favor.
Ha…I am a newly minted republican…bring on the primaries…I just be figting fire with fire…I have been following the GOP's election playbook, and well, I am going to do what they suggest…well, not Exactly…but close enough…
Before everyone spends too much time celebrating in advance, keep in mind a couple of things. First many politicians have come back from a close loss to a win the next time around. Newt Gingrich for one (lost the first two times). Smart politicians learn from their defeats.
Tancredo plus the anyone Republican vote in the last gubernatorial election was over 47%. Tancredo can win (which is a sad commentary about many of the voters here).
Buck lost because he let Bennet define the race. If Buck decides this time to speak to women's health & gay rights, he'll do better. Pretty much no matter what he says, a specific clear message from him will probably be better than letting Udall paint him even worse.
I think the odds favor Hick & Udall. But not by much. I do think Udall will do better than Bennet, because he actually puts the people of Colorado first at times (unlike Bennet).
If Buck speaks to women's issues and gay rights he'll do worse. His views are no better than the how the Dems painted him. Do you really think he has anything to say on these issues which will win him more votes from these constituencies?
No way Tancredo wins. This headline should read…Greg Brophy Even With Hickenlooper!