Polls Show Colorado Senate Race Swinging Toward GOP’s Gardner

Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner makes point during senatorial debate with incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., at The Denver Post in Denver on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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New polls released on Monday showed the Colorado Senate race swinging in favor of Republican challenger Cory Gardner in his race against Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO).

A SurveyUSA poll conducted for the Denver Post showed Gardner leading, 45 percent to 43 percent among likely voters. That’s within the margin of error, but represents a shift toward Gardner since last month, when the same pollster found Udall leading 46 to 42 percent.

Also on Monday, a second SurveyUSA poll, using a different methodology and conducted for High Point University, put Gardner up over Udall 46 percent to 42 percent.

The margin of error for the Denver Post poll is 4.1 points. The margin of error for the High Point University poll is 3.5 points.

TPM’s PollTracker average currently has Gardner at 44.4 percent and Udall at 39.2 percent.

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  1. So yeah, the dude’s hair is impressive…almost like if a high wind struck it at the right angle, Bernoulli’s principle would rip his head off.

  2. Look at that phony fucking piece of shit. He’s like a caricature of a politician.

    Here’s hoping for aggressive ass cancer.

  3. Avatar for mymy mymy says:

    Why? Does he have anything to offer?

    What’s wrong with Udall?

    Or is this that 'likely voters=white male Republicans" kind of poll?

  4. Folks, I really think democracy is dying. When half the country remain so uneducated, ill-informed, and just plain deluded that they continue to elect the very people who will hurt them the most, oligarchy will follow.

  5. Avatar for ryp ryp says:

    The DP poll shows gardner leading Udall among Hispanics, and the High Point poll has a Latino electorate at 6% of the total, about half of the projected turnout (10% in 2010, 14% in 2012), and with a Udall 52-31 lead ( Bennet got 81%, Obama 75%) . Unless Udall has done something I’m unaware of to piss off Latinos, these numbers look far from realistic.

    The difference isn’t enough to put Udall ahead, and the state is a true toss-up with an underwater incumbent ( never good), but nearly all polling in CO for the last three cycles has underestimated the Dems strength in statewide elections.

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