President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Kamala Harris
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
(R) V. Archuleta
98%
2%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
(R) Marshall Dawson
95%
5%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
50%
50%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(D) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Jeff Crank
(D) River Gassen
80%
20%
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
(R) John Fabbricatore
90%
10%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) B. Pettersen
(R) Sergei Matveyuk
90%
10%
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
70%↑
30%
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
July 24, 2007 08:40 PM UTC
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The reason why Romney is so far behind is partially because he isn’t well known here yet. He’s had fundraisers here, but he hasn’t done a lot to raise his name recognition yet, whereas Giuliani, McCain, and to an extent Thompson are household names.
What I find is interesting is Tancredo’s numbers. He obviously doesn’t have much support-even in his own district.
The reason why Romney is so far behind is partially because he isn’t well known here yet.
So, you are saying that the Mormon candidate is not well known in the state of Colorado, which IIRC, is the 2’nd largest base of Mormon’s outside of utah. Yes? He was LEADING colorado 6 months ago.
Take a look at the top page. You will see that Romney is nationally at 10% amongst the pubs. He was MUCH higher rated until his supporters came out; All of the bush brothers, Owens, Cheney, a number of folks who are now in prison (or shortly headed for it), etc. In fact, the more backing that has come from the corrupt neo-cons, the lower his ratings have gone. All he needs now is David Duke and his group to drop their support of Tancredo and support him instead.
Colorado isn’t the second highest concentration of Mormons outside of Utah. Idaho has a higher percentage, and California has the second highest number-almost as many as Utah. In fact, California sends as many mormons to the US house as Utah does. After that, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Wyoming, and New Mexico all have higher percentages of LDS people than Colorado. Texas has more saints than Colorado, but a lower percentage. Colorado has about as many mormons (percentage wise) as the country as a whole. So your assertion that Romney should be doing better because of a huge Mormon base in Co is…not so much accurate.
Second, I would like to see the poll you’re talking about that shows Romney in the lead in Colorado-and how it coincided with the announcement of his support of the people mentioned above.
and things have changed. Wow. At one time, Colorado was one of the highest concentrations outside of utah (and Illinois, but I know that you do not consider them the same).
I have been googling for the polls, and am not seeing it. I remember seeing though that in the early days, he was leading and has slowly been dropping. Now, I just need to get some historical data on that. 🙂
I’d love to see it, but I know it can be hard to find those sort of things.
But yeah, things have changed dramatically in 25 years, looking at church growth. I think that 25 years ago, there was about four million members, now there’s that many between CA, Ut, Mexico and Brazil. Back then there was maybe twenty temples, now there’s around 130. It’s crazy-go-nuts
Romney is the biggest fundraiser on the GOP side in Colorado so far, just as Obama is by far the recipient of the most Democratic funds here. Yet both trail in statewide polling significantly.
Wierd, but true.
That’s a startling lead.
Dobbie-Now that Ghouliana is ahead in Colorado, isn’t it time to sing his praise? Repeat after me (until the next poll comes out pointing you in a new direction): “I have always supported Rudy Ghouliana, we have never been at war with EastAsia.”
Are there any Republicans from Colorado working on these races? I have heard there are a couple of them working for Giuliani but I was unsure of who.
This poll is a piece of sh*t. Ok, first they interviewed likely Republican Primary voters in a caucus state? Second, there is no way the state that is home to Focus on the Family will go for a candidate who favors public funding for abortion and pro-gay rights. All this poll shows is that people have heard of Giuliani and have no idea who anyone else is.
The state may very well go to a pro-choice pro-rights candidate, but the state GOP isn’t likely to do so – unless they’re taken over by disaffected former Republicans and unaffiliated voters before the caucus registration deadline.
…..and obviously I’ll be voting for Giuliani. The thought of my vote cancelling out Ted Haggard or Jim Dobson’s right wing vote has a certain appeal to me.
I urge everyone else who is reasonably satisfied with all of the frontrunners in the Democratic field (my prefernce is HRC but I could easily vote for Edwards or Obama in the general election) to do as I’m planning on doing.
Why not hedge our bets and try to get the least offensive Republican candidate nominated? (And by “least offensive,” I mean that if you’re not comfortable with Giuliani, then vote for Ron Paul.)
….shows that at least one-third of Colorado Republicans are moderate conservatives.
As for Romney’s pathetic fourth place finish (only slightly behind John McCain’s comatose candidacy), that nine percent is clearly the bump Mitt got from the endorsements of Owens, Allard, Bensen, Both Ways and the rest of the Powers That Be (or the Powers That Once Were).
BTW, who has Bob Scahffer endorsed?
Finally, Tancredo’s four percent can easily be identified as Weins, Harvey, Armstrong, Balmer, Stafford, Norton, Andrews, Coffman, and their friends, family, neighbors and co-workers.
I think he is running a smart campaign. He is building an operation in the early states to get some wins and then he will pound the air with ads.
I think he should build a little bit of an operation here since it is a) a caucus state and b) it is a center of the Religious Right and he is going to need them in the general.
Personally I despise Mitt (sorry Haners). I think he is duplicitous. If I were an evangelical revelations would give me pause.
Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him? And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
After all if you can out liberal ted kennedy and then become a conservative in 4 short years, yikes. Look for the Left Behind series to update to a new antichrist.
but an Anti-Christ? That’s a little bit of a strecth, isn’t it?
I’m not even a Christian.
But with the prejudice that Mormons face from SOME of the religious right combined with the flip-flops, sorry evolution of his positions, I can see the Dispensationalist crowd fixating on him as the antichrist.
I was going to say, the “anti-Christ” label is copyrighted as a term for Democrats. I was going to have to fine you for using it against a Republican…
I see the light. Some would probably equate him to the anti-Christ just for being mormon.
as Barney Frank has said, since many of Romney’s supporters do not believe in evolution, his political positions have not evolved but have been creatively redesigned.