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In advance of Steadman bill, surveys show strong support in Colorado for civil unions

By | 02.10.11 | 10:44 am

As state Senator Pat Steadman gets set to introduce his civil unions legislation in Denver next week, new public opinion poll results bolster the case for the bill. The results of a Public Policy Polling survey (pdf) conducted this past weekend match almost exactly results of a survey conducted last January by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner and American Viewpoint. More than 70 percent of Coloradans support legally recognized domestic partnerships, including those between same-sex couples.

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PPP Poll: Colorado GOP Chair Wadhams right to flee

By | 02.09.11 | 4:48 pm

On Monday, Colorado Republican Party Chair Dick Wadhams announced he was ending his bid for reelection. He said he didn’t want to lead a party dominated by inflexible Tea Party “nuts” who know little about how politics works. If new survey results are any measure, this may be Wadhams’ best political move in a long time. Tom Jensen at Public Policy Polling reports Wednesday that the GOP civil war against “rinos” will kill the elephant in the Centennial state.

Bennet trending over Buck, with a hitch

By | 11.01.10 | 1:32 pm

The campaign for U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is spinning early voter numbers. A release put out by the campaign Sunday, two days after early voting ended, sees “Signs of Bennet victory in shifting voter trends.” Looking at numbers released by…

Weed surge: Colorado Dems likely to push 2012 pot legalization initiative

By | 10.06.10 | 9:20 am

Poll-takers are reporting that Proposition 19, which would legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in California, will spur otherwise unenthusiastic Democrats to vote this year, a fact that has pro-Democratic Party groups in swing-state Colorado eyeing the 2012 ballot. …

PPP poll has Bennet topping Buck among key independent voters

By | 10.05.10 | 10:46 am

The nail-biter U.S. Senate race pitting Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet against Republican Weld County D.A. Ken Buck will be won or lost among independent voters with views in the middle of the political spectrum, according to a new…

Poll: Bennet leading Senate race, winning over independent voters

By | 05.19.10 | 11:07 am

Public Policy Polling, a top swing-state voter survey firm, reports today on the heated topsy-turvy Colorado U.S. Senate race. According to a recent PPP poll, the momentum on the ground in the state appears to be swinging in favor…

‘Birthers’ prefer Palin

By | 08.21.09 | 3:00 pm

Public Policy Polling breaks down its latest surveys on the “birther” conspiracies and the 2012 GOP presidential field and finds that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is the most popular candidate among “birthers,” while former Arkansas Gov. Mike