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The madness that is the Colorado Caucuses produced some interesting results this week with U.S. Senate hopeful Andrew Romanoff besting Sen. Michael Bennet by 9 percentage points.
Romanoff did well in the Front Range. But the former speaker of the state House was trounced in the Western Slope, based on caucus totals.
Bennet picked up more than 63 percent of the support in Mesa County, while Romanoff pulled in slightly more than 26 percent.
Bennet was nearly as strong in Garfield County receiving more than 58 percent of the support. Romanoff ended up with about 30 percent.
On the other side of the aisle, the caucus battle among Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls was a lot tighter with Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck narrowly edging Grand Junction native Jane Norton.
Buck seized the moment: “Republicans want Republicans to act like Republicans. I say, ‘Game on.'”
He made his remarks to the Associated Press.
POLLING DATA
In a dose of good and bad news Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis found himself on the wrong end of one poll and on the right side of another last week.
A survey released by Public Policy Polling showed Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper with a 50-39 percent lead over McInnis.
Potentially more troubling for McInnis is polling data showed Hickenlooper, who is a Democrat, “is both better known and more popular” than the GOP candidate. The poll data found that 51 percent of the voters view the Democrat favorably compared to 27 percent who look at him unfavorably.
McInnis had a favorable rating of 28 percent with a negative mark of 27 percent.
Public Policy Polling surveyed 580 Colorado voters from March 5-8. The survey's stated margin of error is plus or minus 4.1 percent.
BETTER NEWS
While McInnis, who hails from Grand Junction, did not fare well in the Public Policy Poll the former congressman did post a good showing in another survey.
A Rasmussen Reports poll released last week showed the Republican had a 48-42 percent lead over Hickenlooper.
The survey results marked a swift turnaround for McInnis who trailed Hickenlooper 49-45 percent in a Rasmussen poll last month.
The most recent Rasmussen survey also showed that men favor McInnis 53-40 percent. But there was some bad news as well for McInnis. That came in the form of ratings.
The survey showed that 28 percent of Colorado voters hold a “very favorable” opinion of Hickenlooper while 17 percent hold McInnis in the same regard. On the bright side of the aisle 13 percent viewed Hickenlooper “very unfavorably,” while 10 percent felt the same way about McInnis.
The telephone survey of 500 likely voters was taken March 4. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percent.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“I'm grateful to every one of our fellow Coloradans who took the time to participate in our political system by attending precinct caucuses. It's truly democracy in action, and these Republican men and women showed their commitment to turn our state away from the Democrat record of higher taxes and spending and toward a path of prosperity.”
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis after earning nearly 61 percent of the support in the caucus.
Romanoff did well in the Front Range. But the former speaker of the state House was trounced in the Western Slope, based on caucus totals.
Bennet picked up more than 63 percent of the support in Mesa County, while Romanoff pulled in slightly more than 26 percent.
Bennet was nearly as strong in Garfield County receiving more than 58 percent of the support. Romanoff ended up with about 30 percent.
On the other side of the aisle, the caucus battle among Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls was a lot tighter with Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck narrowly edging Grand Junction native Jane Norton.
Buck seized the moment: “Republicans want Republicans to act like Republicans. I say, ‘Game on.'”
He made his remarks to the Associated Press.
POLLING DATA
In a dose of good and bad news Republican gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis found himself on the wrong end of one poll and on the right side of another last week.
A survey released by Public Policy Polling showed Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper with a 50-39 percent lead over McInnis.
Potentially more troubling for McInnis is polling data showed Hickenlooper, who is a Democrat, “is both better known and more popular” than the GOP candidate. The poll data found that 51 percent of the voters view the Democrat favorably compared to 27 percent who look at him unfavorably.
McInnis had a favorable rating of 28 percent with a negative mark of 27 percent.
Public Policy Polling surveyed 580 Colorado voters from March 5-8. The survey's stated margin of error is plus or minus 4.1 percent.
BETTER NEWS
While McInnis, who hails from Grand Junction, did not fare well in the Public Policy Poll the former congressman did post a good showing in another survey.
A Rasmussen Reports poll released last week showed the Republican had a 48-42 percent lead over Hickenlooper.
The survey results marked a swift turnaround for McInnis who trailed Hickenlooper 49-45 percent in a Rasmussen poll last month.
The most recent Rasmussen survey also showed that men favor McInnis 53-40 percent. But there was some bad news as well for McInnis. That came in the form of ratings.
The survey showed that 28 percent of Colorado voters hold a “very favorable” opinion of Hickenlooper while 17 percent hold McInnis in the same regard. On the bright side of the aisle 13 percent viewed Hickenlooper “very unfavorably,” while 10 percent felt the same way about McInnis.
The telephone survey of 500 likely voters was taken March 4. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percent.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“I'm grateful to every one of our fellow Coloradans who took the time to participate in our political system by attending precinct caucuses. It's truly democracy in action, and these Republican men and women showed their commitment to turn our state away from the Democrat record of higher taxes and spending and toward a path of prosperity.”
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Scott McInnis after earning nearly 61 percent of the support in the caucus.
