Poll: No Rocky Mountain high for Clinton or Christie
(CNN) - It was a crucial swing state that Barack Obama carried in both of his presidential election victories, but a new poll suggests that if Hillary Clinton's the Democratic nominee in 2016, she may have a challenge winning Colorado.
And a Quinnipiac University survey released Thursday also indicates that the George Washington Bridge controversy has hurt New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's standing with voters in the Centennial State.
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According to the poll, the former Secretary of State's at 43% and Christie at 42% among registered voters in Colorado, in a hypothetical 2016 general election matchup in the race for the state's nine electoral votes.
The Garden State Governor held a 46%-38% lead over Clinton in Quinnipiac's November survey, soon after Christie's landslide re-election and before the bridge controversy landed in the national headlines. And the percentage of Coloradans who say Christie would make a good president dropped from 48% in November to 36% now.
In other potential 2016 showdowns with other possible GOP White House contenders, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the 2012 GOP vice presidential nominee, holds a 48%-43% margin over Clinton, while Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky edges out Clinton 47%-43%. In another hypothetical matchup, Clinton's at 44% and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas stands at 43%.
"Coloradans love affair with New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie takes an icy February turn while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seems frozen in place, in the run-up to the 2016 presidential race," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
Competitive 2014 Senate race
Colorado Sen. Mark Udall, who could face a challenging re-election this year, has a 45%-41% approval/disapproval rating in the poll, with Colorado voters split at 42% on whether he deserves re-election. The first term Democratic Senator holds single digit advantages over five possible GOP challengers in hypothetical November 2014 matchups.
The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted Jan. 29 – Feb. 2, with 1,139 Colorado voters questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.
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Were they high?
"Coloradans love affair with New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie takes an icy February turn."
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So how come you're still comparing him to Clinton when his numbers are dropping? Smoke some kush and relax. 2016 is Hillary's year.
Isn't Mark Udall one of those Democrats who will be running from the ACA and Pres. Obama?
Wasn't he paying any attention back in 2010?
These polls are laughable. The people taking the polls are as biased as the day is long, with full intent on making the American people believe it's an election where the winners and losers are already determined. In other words there's absolutely no reason for you to vote, just stay home and the candidate they choose will take it in a walk. BS..
When 2016 rolls around and there are still no jobs, remember Bill Clinton and Al Gore sent your jobs, your futures and your parents' retirements overseas many, many years ago.
Benghazi has been used up long ago, nothing will ever come of it, bridge gate is just getting started.
would it be asking too much to at least poll a state where half the people are not high on marijuana?
If Coloradans give Rand Paul and Ted Cruz roughly the same support that they give the former Secretary of State, they truly must be high..
How can all the media outlets include Ted Cruz in the polls for president when every body knows that he was born in Canada. Even Trump can tell you that he is not eligible based on this alone. Please send him back.
Who knew pot actually made you smarter.
Who cares about a state that recalls its elected officials because they dare go against the NRA?
just asking
would it be asking too much to at least poll a state where half the people are not high on marijuana?
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LOL. Pick any blue state you want. We all know what they smoke in the back woods of the red states, some homegrown, and they're just so proud of it because its' American made.
Hillary Clinton will be another casualty of Obama and Obamacare. Sorry DemocRATS, the Obama poison was spread far and wide.
I still would like to see Elizabeth Warren over both Clinton and Christie She is an Honest person and a friend of the working Middle class
To bad the nazi republicans will FAIL as usual!
Keep blaming Obamacare for all the ills of America, conservatives. If you could tear yourself from the right-wing propaganda network for a few minutes, you would see that that story, as well as Benghazi and the IRS 'scandal', are non-issues beyond your rightie world.
Maybe Hillary just doesn't appeal to Coloradans. The state has many living in ranching communities; probably conservative. There are also many younger, outdoors types. What would either of these groups see in Hillary?
But then, what would any thinking American see in Hillary?? (I know, she's a woman and she polls well. Good enough!)
America doesn't like Hillary and why the media panicked and backed Obama so aggressively during the first election
Rudy NYC
just asking
would it be asking too much to at least poll a state where half the people are not high on marijuana?
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LOL. Pick any blue state you want. We all know what they smoke in the back woods of the red states, some homegrown, and they're just so proud of it because its' American made.
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Since the purpose if to measure Christie and Hillary's popularity in CO, they need to conduct it in CO. I would have thought would have been obvious even to JS.
This shows that Hillary will likely pull an upset in red-state Colorado, but she will cruise to an easy Presidential victory either way.
Good times for America, so thank you President Obama.
Stock market at all time high. Federal deficit at 50 year low as a percent of the budget. Killed our #1 enemy of all time. Lifted the Nazi-like BAN on health care for 50 million us vets and teachers and such. 2 Bush Oil wars ended.
Good times, America. Enjoy them, and enjoy 8 more years of a progressive America with Hillary Clinton.
Another Democrat in the White House spells certain doom for the US.
Fortunately, there's more than two and a half years until they'll have to make a decision, so we can at least call this poll silly at best.
Hillary, you will not with the presidency.
Who would vote for either of these two. Clinton is a liar and Christie will say anything.
So, finally the pro-Hillary media juggernaut runs into a wall. It's not just colorado – plenty of moderate non-pot-smoking liberals like me despise the war-mongering Wall-Street-kowtowing Hillary.
Perhaps more attractive candidates will emerge before the 2016 election.