June 18, 2010 06:13 PM UTC

Rasmussen Pumps Maes, Tied With Hickenlooper in Latest Poll

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• by: Colorado Pols

For what it’s worth, Rasmussen Reports, uh, reports:

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state finds Republican frontrunner Scott McInnis again with a modest lead – 46% to 41% – over Democratic contender John Hickenlooper. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate in the race, and nine percent (9%) are undecided.

A month ago, McInnis earned 47% of the vote, while Hickenlooper picked up 41% support. The Republican led by similar margins in March and April.

Hickenlooper’s support remains at 41% in a match-up with business Dan Maes who is challenging McInnis for the GOP Senate nomination. Maes also gets 41% of the vote. Five percent (5%) like some one else in the race, while 13% remain undecided.

For those of you (us included) who have been critical in the past of Rasmussen’s polling, this is further indication of how there is something weird with their numbers. There’s just no way the average voter would match Dan Maes up with either John Hickenlooper or Scott McInnis. There’s no reason whatsoever that an average voter would know Dan Maes from Dan Marino, because Maes has no history of doing anything in the public eye in Colorado, and he has had no paid media presence.

H/T: People’s Press Collective