Interesting that O’Dea has terrible favorability. I assume this will lead to wailing about how the Republican Party has nominated yet another dismal candidate, costing them the race.
A major reason why O'Dea is hyped up as this uniquely "strong candidate" is because people want to avoid looking like complete hacks when they label every other Republican in races that are actually competitive (i.e. not CO and WA) "weak" or "overrated."
Don’t get me wrong, I think he’s just fine, but I don’t see what makes him more formidable than generic R. More importantly, however, none of this matters because no Republican was going to win this race.
Given that this is Marist, it’s a very underwhelming result for Bennet, though.
