CO-PPP: Gov. Ritter (D) @ 40% approval and in bad shape against Republicans

[Tender Branson]

Gov. Bill Ritter Approval Rating:

40% Approve
45% Disapprove

2010 General Election:

Scott McInnis (R): 46%
Bill Ritter (D): 38%

Josh Penry (R): 40%
Bill Ritter (D): 40%

Favorable Ratings:

McInnis: 30% Favorable, 25% Unfavorable
Penry: 23% Favorable, 20% Unfavorable

PPP surveyed 969 Colorado voters from August 14th to 16th. The survey’s margin of error is +/-3.2%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting, may introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify.

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_CO_820925.pdf

[RIP Robert H Bork]

I am pleasantly surprised.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I am not all that surprised, the republicans were always going to target CO and VA as to resurge their political prospects.

[ajc0918]

I am pleasantly surprised.

[big bad fab]

Like in the Senate, let's imagine in 2010, after health care, Afghanistan even more troubled, and controversial climate plans...
The GOP may well come back a bit in CO.