Ken Buck 46%, Michael Bennet 41%; Jane Norton 47%, Bennet 40%

by Donald E. L. Johnson | 10:49 am, July 13, 2010 | 3 Comments

Ken Buck leads appointed Obama Democrat Sen. Michael Bennet 46% to 41%, and Jane Norton leads Bennet 47% to 40%, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll. Buck leads Andrew Romanoff 47% to 42% and Norton leads Romanoff 44% to 42%. Romanoff looks to be a stronger candidate than Bennet while Buck and Norton appear to be tied even though polls that pit them directly against each other show Buck leading Norton by 10 to 16 percentage points. Impact graphs from Rasmussen Reports: Colorado voters are more pessimistic about the economy than voters nationwide. Just seven percent (7%) rate the economy as good or excellent, while 56% say it’s poor. Sixty-two percent (62%) favor repeal of the national health care bill, which Bennet supported as a member of the Senate, while 35% oppose repeal. This is much higher support for repeal than is found nationally and includes 54% who Strongly Favor repeal and 30% who Strongly Oppose it. Both Republicans earn roughly 70% or more of the vote from the larger group who Strongly Favor repeal, while the Democrats pick up around 85% support from those who are Strongly Opposed to repeal. Thirty-one percent (31%) of Colorado voters agree with the U.S. Justice Department decision to challenge Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court. Sixty-one percent (61%) disagree with that challenge, five points higher than opposition nationally. More than 80% of voters who agree with the Justice Department challenge support Bennet and Romanoff. Norton and Buck carry about 70% of the vote of those who disagree with the challenge. Bennet, the former superintendent of the Denver schools, is viewed Very Favorably by 18% and Very Unfavorably by 30%. Twenty-five percent (25%) have a Very Favorable opinion of Romanoff, while 18% regard him Very Unfavorably. For Buck, Very Favorables total 11% and Very Unfavorables 14%. Nineteen percent (19%) share a Very Favorable view of Norton, but 22% see her Very Unfavorably. LINKs: Colorado Senate: GOP hopefuls remain slightly ahead. Rasmussen Reports.

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