CO-Gov: Hickenlooper Leads McInnis by 11 Points

[ccharles000]

Public Policy Polling (pdf) (3/5-8, likely voters, no trend lines):

John Hickenlooper (D): 50
Scott McInnis (R): 39
Undecided: 11
(MoE: ±4.1%)

Well, these numbers are a little different from Rasmussen's, aren't they? PPP's first look at the Colorado governor's race since the tradeoff from retiring Democratic incumbent Bill Ritter (currently saddled with a 38/50 approval) to Denver mayor John Hickenlooper (51/27 favorable) finds that the upgrade looks poised to pay dividends. Hickenlooper has an 11-point lead on Republican ex-Rep. Scott McInnis, whose favorables are 28/27.

PPP's sample composition is 39 D/36 R/24 I, which is a little optimistic compared with the actual registration numbers of 34 D/35 R/31 unaffiliated (or 33 D/33 R/34 UAF if including inactive registrations). Still, the same sample broke 49/49 for Obama and McCain, so it's still not as Dem-favorable a sample as the actual voters who showed up in 2008.

http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/6549/cosen-hickenlooper-leads-mcinnis-by-11-points

[Patsy Stone]

1. With a name like Hickenlooper

it has to be good.

[rug]

5. Better than a Lickenhooper.

[Patsy Stone]

8. Lickenhooper?!

But I hardly even KNEW her!

:)

[Arugula Latte]

11. Lickenpooper.

(Sorry, I have the maturity of a 14-year-old boy.)

[Writer]

2. I wouldn't mind if he gave me a Hickenlooper. n/t

[otohara]

3. Hick-Up

WTG Mr. Mayor

[DavidDvorkin]

4. I still plan to vote for him despite his recent

flirtation with global warming denialism.

It's Hickenlooper or McInnis, the Republican, and the latter is unthinkable.

[donco6]

6. McInnis is a dick.

And Hick is a borderline Republican. No bumper sticker for me, but I'll hold my nose and do it, I suppose.

[DavidDvorkin]

9. I voted for a different Democrat in the mayoral election

I couldn't bring myself to vote for Hickenlooper after he made a big deal out of successfully running a business and said that government should be run like a business. I've always hated that Republican line.

I don't care for the beer at the Wynkoop, either, and the food is overpriced.

Grumble, grumble.

[donco6]

13. Snicker.

I haven't been there for years. It's always a madhouse - noisy.

[DavidDvorkin]

14. You're right. It's noisy, too.

[4lbs]

7. A Democratic governor, even a "Moderate/Centrist" would be more likely to use those stimulus and

federal funds properly re: job creation, instead of playing politics.

[Froward69]

10. Colorado Polls has a journal breakdown that is a

MUST READ!

my post here
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7894846

Colorado polls
http://www.coloradopols.com/diary/11815/how-can-both-rasmussen-and-ppp-be-right-and-are-democrats-done-for

[argonaut]

12. Heh, Hickenloopers. Sounds like a Grouch Marx character. nt