Public Policy Polling 3020 Highwoods Blvd. Raleigh, NC 27604 Phone: 888 621-6988 Web: www.publicpolicypolling.com Email: [email protected]FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2010 INTERVIEWS: DEAN DEBNAM 888-621-6988 / 919-880-4888 (serious media inquiries only please, other questions can be directed to Tom Jensen) QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLL: TOM JENSEN 919-744-6312 Hickenlooper starts out ahead Raleigh, N.C. – John Hickenlooper has a strong early advantage in the Colorado Governor’s race, leading Republican opponent Scott McInnis by a 50-39 margin. Hickenlooper is bucking both of the trends that have made GOP candidates the early favorites in most competitive races around the country. Unlike most of his Democratic brethren he leads with independents, 48-34. And he’s also getting more crossover support from Republicans (13%) than McInnis is from Democrats (7%.) Hickenlooper is both better known and m ore popular than McInnis. 51% of voters in the state view him favorably compared to 27% who see him unfavorably. McInnis has the same 27% with a negative opinion of him, but only 28% have a positive view of him. 44% of respondents have no opinion about McInnis while just 22% are ambivalent toward Hickenlooper. There’s little doubt that Democrats are better off with Hickenlooper as their candidate than they were with Bill Ritter. Ritter’s approval rating is a negative 38/50 spread, numbers even worse than the 40/45 spread he showed when PPP last surveyed the state in August. At that time Ritter trailed McInnis by 8 points. “John Hickenlooper’s entry into this race has turned it from one where Democrats were favored to lose to one where they will be favored to win,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “McInnis’ leads last year were m uch less about his strength than Ritter’s weakness. With a stronger Democratic candidate in the picture now this is a completely different race.” PPP will release numbers looking at the 2012 GOP Presidential candidates in the state tomorrow, the Senate race on Friday, and the primaries for Governor and Senate Monday. PPP surveyed 580 Colorado voters from March 5 th to 8th. The survey’s margin of error is +/-4.1%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting, may introduce additional error that is more difficult to quantify. If you would like an interview regarding this release, please contact Dean Debnam at (888) 621-6988 or 919-880-4888. ###
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INTERVIEWS: DEAN DEBNAM 888-621-6988 / 919-880-4888 (serious media
inquiries only please, other questions can be directed to Tom Jensen)
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLL: TOM JENSEN 919-744-6312
Hickenlooper starts out ahead
Raleigh, N.C. – John Hickenlooper has a strong early advantage in the Colorado
Governor’s race, leading Republican opponent Scott McInnis by a 50-39 margin.
Hickenlooper is bucking both of the trends that have made GOP candidates the early
favorites in most competitive races around the country. Unlike most of his Democratic
brethren he leads with independents, 48-34. And he’s also getting more crossoversupport from Republicans (13%) than McInnis is from Democrats (7%.)
Hickenlooper is both better known and more popular than McInnis. 51% of voters in thestate view him favorably compared to 27% who see him unfavorably. McInnis has the
same 27% with a negative opinion of him, but only 28% have a positive view of him.
44% of respondents have no opinion about McInnis while just 22% are ambivalenttoward Hickenlooper.
There’s little doubt that Democrats are better off with Hickenlooper as their candidate
than they were with Bill Ritter. Ritter’s approval rating is a negative 38/50 spread,numbers even worse than the 40/45 spread he showed when PPP last surveyed the state inAugust. At that time Ritter trailed McInnis by 8 points.
“John Hickenlooper’s entry into this race has turned it from one where Democrats were
favored to lose to one where they will be favored to win,” said Dean Debnam, Presidentof Public Policy Polling. “McInnis’ leads last year were much less about his strength
than Ritter’s weakness. With a stronger Democratic candidate in the picture now this is a
completely different race.”
PPP will release numbers looking at the 2012 GOP Presidential candidates in the state
tomorrow, the Senate race on Friday, and the primaries for Governor and Senate Monday.
PPP surveyed 580 Colorado voters from March 5th to 8th. The survey’s margin of error
is +/-4.1%. Other factors, such as refusal to be interviewed and weighting, may introduce
additional error that is more difficult to quantify.
If you would like an interview regarding this release, please contact Dean Debnam at
Q4 If the candidates for Governor this fall wereDemocrat John Hickenlooper and RepublicanScott McInnis, who would you vote for? If JohnHickenlooper, press 1. If Scott McInnis, press2. If you’re undecided, press 3.
Q4 If the candidates for Governor this fall wereDemocrat John Hickenlooper and RepublicanScott McInnis, who would you vote for? If JohnHickenlooper, press 1. If Scott McInnis, press2. If you’re undecided, press 3.