Jesse Aaron Paul ☀

@ColoradoSun political reporter/editor/cofounder searching for the strangest datelines and best ski lines. Formerly @denverpost.

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

Answer to this:

https://t.co/y51X829GFD

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I want to know how many Dem and unaffiliated voters participated. That's important. If they asked and they're not on this list of top lines then I have a lot of questions about why.

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@JonMurray Margin is 4.4

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This poll tracks with my understanding of the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Colorado, but there are things about this poll and pollster that give me pause.

#1, if this is truly the top lines and they didn't ask for party registration, then wtf.

[Curtis Hubbard @curtishubbard]

Michael Bennet with a huge drop in support in the Democratic Primary for Colorado Governor (Note that I work for the committee that paid for this poll).

RELEASE: Weiser and Bennet locked in a tight race in Colorado’s Democratic primary for Governor

DENVER — Attorney General Phil Weiser and Sen. Michael Bennet are locked in a tight race with one month remaining before Colorado’s June 30 Democratic primary for Governor, according to results of a Fighting for Colorado poll of the race released today.

In a poll of likely Democratic primary voters, 36% said they would support Bennet, 30% Weiser, and 34% were undecided.

The poll of 505 likely Democratic primary voters was conducted June 1-2 via landline and text by Public Policy Polling. It has a margin of error of ± 4.4%.

A February poll circulated by Bennet supporters showed the Senator with a 27-point lead.

“With a third of the electorate undecided, this is anyone’s race — but I would much prefer to be in Weiser’s position of building support compared to bleeding support like Bennet,” said Curtis Hubbard, a spokesman for Fighting for Colorado. “Being the billionaire-backed candidate of D.C who too often supports Trump is a bad spot for Bennet to be in as voters start paying closer attention to this contest.”

In the latest poll, Bennet has a +29 favorability rating (50% favorable, 21% unfavorable, 29% unsure) compared to Wesier’s +28 (41% favorable, 13% unfavorable, 46% unsure).

“While Bennet continues to have a name ID advantage built largely off of spending 17 years as Colorado’s U.S. Senator in Washington, D.C., Weiser is bolstering his name ID and leads Bennet 48-26, among those who have heard of him,” Hubbard added.

Toplines and a pollster's memo are attached.

About Us: Fighting for Colorado is a political action committee (PAC) supporting Phil Weiser for Governor.

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

@JonMurray That would be an 8 point swing so beyond the margin

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Neither here nor there, but I said hi to the dog after the debate and it was very nice and gave me a kiss <3

[Ross Kaminsky @Rossputin]

I want to be careful here because I have friends who served in the military for whom a service dog is a literal life-saver. But I do have questions about @victormarx's dog being with him on stage. He said the dog has been in Syria and Iraq which makes the dog seem more like a K-9 police or military officer versus a service dog or emotional support dog.

I'd like to know if "Reagan" has service dog training. I'd like to know if Reagan functions as a service dog or emotional support dog and, if so, why Victor needs that support. (This seems relevant for voters to understand.)

If the dog is not a service or emotional-support animal, why was it on stage, and why was it wearing a vest as if it is a service dog?

Whether or not it's a service dog, I'd like to know whether the other candidates and the moderators knew the dog was coming. And were the other candidates asked if it would be OK for Victor to have a prop with him? After all, even if Reagan is a service dog, I strongly suspect that someone could have had Reagan in the front row of the audience with similar effect for Victor. (I'm guessing on that...not an expert. But if Victor can't be without having the dog right with him for an hour, that's also something voters should understand.)

#copolitics @KyleClark

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

I don't think anyone would tell you Bennet is still running away with this race like he was when he announced last year — it appears to be in tossup territory — but I would use a healthy dose of skepticism when looking at this poll

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3) I have not seen numbers showing Bennet this popular before (50%-21%). So either something is wrong with the poll or Bennet is about as popular a member of Congress as I've seen lately and that bodes well for his campaign.

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

@curtishubbard What share of those polled were Dems vs unaffiliated?

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Colorado governor vetoes “surveillance pricing,” arbitration and plastic waste reduction bills https://t.co/QwYyP9qYTP #copolitics #coleg

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Where the Democratic candidates for Colorado attorney general stand on the big issues https://t.co/CMrBBGb2Ki via
@brianeason #copolitics

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.@KyleClark: Will Joe Oltmann have a position in your administration?

State Rep. Scott Bottoms: "Assuming it's not around Jewish people."

#copolitics #coleg

[Kyle Clark @KyleClark]

NEW: Gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx says he will debate his GOP opponents on 9NEWS tonight after avoiding and backing out of previous debates and forums.

Marx made the announcement in a fundraising email to supporters last night.

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Nice summer day in Colorado

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Ping pong sized hail downtown now

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Where John Hickenlooper, Julie Gonzales stand on the issues in Colorado’s Democratic US Senate primary https://t.co/q13oozk5OH #copolitics

[Kyle Clark @KyleClark]

Sen Michael Bennet (D) says, as Governor, he will tax any Trump slush fund payout to Tina Peters at 100%.

FWIW, Rep Lauren Boebert (R) told me that Peters shouldn't be eligible for a Trump Slushie because she was prosecuted at the state level (despite VP Vance urging it).