A new survey of Colorado from Public Policy Polling (D) finds that Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, who was appointed to the seat in January, has a lackluster approval rating and isn’t polling too well against his potential GOP opponents — but the Republicans aren’t doing well, either.
Bennet trails former Congressman and 2006 gubernatorial nominee Bob Beauprez by 42%-39%. Bennet leads Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck by 39%-35%, and leads Aurora City Councilor Ryan Frazier by 38%-33%. The margin of error is ±3.2%.
All candidates have net negative ratings. Bennet’s approval rating is 31%, to 38% unfavorable. Breauprez’s favorable-unfavorable is 30%-40%, Buck’s is 17%-18%, and Frazier’s is 17%-18%.
“Colorado voters continue to be pretty uninspired by their choices for the US Senate next year,” said PPP president Dean Debnam, in the polling memo. “You still have to peg Bennet as the favorite because of his superior fundraising but it doesn’t look like a slam dunk by any means.”
