April 23, 2009 11:12 PM UTC

Ritter Faces Uphill Battle in 2010 with McInnis Looking Strong in New PPP Poll

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• by: gopstudent

(Why is this poll valid any more than the Senate poll?   – promoted by Colorado Pols)

Though many of the lefty Polsters will poo poo on this poll, it is valid and interesting nevertheless.  So without further adieu, here are some highlights to the Public Policy Polling survey done on Governor Bill Ritter.

In January, Ritter had a positive approval rating of 47 percent (with 40 percent disapproving).  This has since shifted and currently falls in at 41 percent approving and 49 percent disapproving (with 9 percent undecided).

Of note, Ritter is not doing well among Hispanic voters who may be unhappy that he did not pick one of them to follow Salazar. His approval rating among Hispanics is 47 percent negative, 46 percent positive.

When pitted against potential Republican opponents:

Former Rep. Scott McInnis leads Ritter 48 percent to 41 percent with 11 percent undecided even though 40 percent of voters don’t know enough about him to form an opinion, compared to only 9 percent who don’t know enough about Ritter.

Ritter leads State Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry by 42 percent to 40 percent with 18 percent undecided, but that’s within the poll’s 3 point margin of error.

http://www.publicpolicypolling…