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43-41 Udall/Baumgardner
43-41 Udall/Stephens
45-42 Udall/Buck
44-39 Udall/Hill
45-38 Udall/McMillan

With large gender gaps, Colorado voters approve 45 - 41 percent of the job Sen. Mark Udall is doing, but are divided 42 - 42 percent on whether he deserves reelection this year. Women approve 51 - 32 percent and say 48 - 31 percent he deserves reelection. Men disapprove 49 - 40 percent and say 52 - 36 percent he does not deserve reelection.

"Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Udall may be the front-runner, but he can hear the footsteps of three challengers, all within a few percentage points of him," Malloy said.

Colorado voters disapprove 59 - 37 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing, close to his worst approval rating in any Quinnipiac University state or national poll since he was elected. Men disapprove 67 - 32 percent while women disapprove 51 - 44 percent

Colorado voters support 67 - 31 percent raising the national minimum wage. The only negative is from Republicans who are opposed 52 - 44 percent. Offered several options:

33 percent say increase the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour;
14 percent say increase it beyond the current $7.25 to something less than $10.10;
18 percent say increase it to more than $10.10;
31 percent say don't increase the minimum wage.

Colorado voters oppose the 2010 Affordable Care Act 60 - 37 percent.

From January 29 - February 2, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,139 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.  

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/colorado/release-detail?ReleaseID=2004

Fixed your title, secondly Udall is vulnerable.  Stop up playing the polls for your own benefit.

That's exactly what I wrote in my title ...

Especially when they look pretty bad for Udall, who is looking like one if the five most vulnerable Dem senators at this point. Were it not for a weak GOP field and a massive war chest, he would be in very bad shape.

Hickenlooper won't lose to Tancredo but Buck can definitely win.

We will have to wait until Rassy polls CO to see just how vulnerable D's are in CO.

Dems seem to always over perform their poll numbers in CO and I don't believe Buck is within 3 points of Udall for a second.

Odd that Qunnipiac had Hickenlooper looking decent but Udall in a sh**t load of trouble.

Buck couldn't even knock Bennett off in the wave why do you think he'd take out Udall.

I never considered Udall to be in that much trouble.  He certainly can lose, but he wasn't at the top of my list.  I suppose he could end up being this year's Russ Feingold.

New Poll: Colorado Senator by Quinnipiac University on 2014-02-02 (https://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/SENATE/2014/polls.php?action=indpoll&id=8220140202015)

Summary: D: 44%, R: 41%, U: 14%

Poll Source URL: Full Poll Details (http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/colorado/release-detail?ReleaseID=2004)

I'm surprised by how massive the gender gap is. And voters disapprove of Obama 59-37? Considering Obama won 51% of the vote here in 2012, that's really bad. I think Udall is likely to win but he has to hold his ground and/or hope republicans screw up with Buck.


Eh, I think that title would be more applicable to Begich, Landrieu or Hagan. More likely Udall will resemble Nevada 2010 where Harry Reid won by 5 points against a horrible opponent.


Um.... he's not "playing the polls". He's reporting facts.

Ok, so he is reporting the facts, that's good.  The title is off track though.

So when Hickenlooper and Udall win re-election, and Coffman is defeated, will you flee to Wyoming and admit Colorado has been seized by the Californians?

Of course he can be beaten but not with Buck

I'm not moving to Wyoming, why should I move because some politically polarizing people move from California to Colorado?  Nobody is forcing me to move, I stand my ground.

Yes, I would admit that, though I wouldn't move,  because it would take forcible seizure by California to get Udall, Hick, and Romanoff elected. Worst case for the GOP is losing Senate and Gov. Romanoff won't win without a substantial Democratic wave. If anything, we're looking at a GOP wave nationally, and an even bigger one locally. The polling turned dramatically against the Democrats once they started going bonkers in the legislature.

Right now I'd say that they'll win at least the state senate and everything else would stay the same. That is a really conservative prediction based on how badly the GOP under performs here. But a win against Udall or even a clean sweep is completely within the realm of possibility.

Why? Because, you know, we haven't been seized by Californians after all.

The Udalls are good enough at this whole political thing that a slight lead this far out likely means a solid victory.

Udall: 56-43% in November
Hickenlooper: 53-44% in November

I'm leaving a few points for third parties.  The races won't be that competitive.

Colorado usually breaks late for Democrats.