Colorado and North Carolina Question Suggestions

Colorado won our vote on where to poll this week and we're also due for our regularly scheduled North Carolina poll. Obviously we'll delve into the Presidential race in both states, what else should we ask about? Particularly interested in ideas for Colorado since we don't have a Senate or Gubernatorial race to ask about.

Comments

[Jack Rivers]

I'd like to see if Coloradans support the bill in the legislature to enact civil unions. Also would like to see if they would support gay marriage.

[Rachel]

favorability ratings on NASCAR drivers including Danica Patrick. The gender gap on Danica should be interesting

[SG]

Tebow/Manning favorabilities are mandatory questions for CO

[SG]

Maybe try a Manning/Udall or Manning/Bennet hypothetical in CO; Peyton's a big R donor

[atdnext]

Please ask about marriage equality & marijuana again in Colorado. I think it's also a good idea to ask how voters feel about recalling their Secretary of State.

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20293838/colorado-democrats-launch-petition-drive-against-secretary-state

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20278490/colorado-democrats-want-secretary-state-scott-gessler-removed?source=pkg

Apparently, the dust-up over mailing absentee ballots to "inactive" voters may lead to an even bigger firestorm.

[MAC]

You could ask about Peyton Manning's favorability and whether CO residents approve/disapprove of his acquisition by the Broncos.

[Scott]

PPP asked in Virginia if respondents considered themselves southerners. Might be an interesting question as a comparison in NC.

[Chad N]

I would like to see some health care break downs. Such as an initial favor repeal/dont favor repeal, but also a break down in how many that favor repeal actually dont think it goes far enough.

Also, and i think this is one that no one has really delved into, how the supreme court decision might affect their vote for president.

[Mark B.]

Asking again about marijuana legalization in CO would be very interesting. In CO, asking a 2012 generic legislative ballot would also be relevant (indeed I'd like to see that most of all) because the Republicans only control the House by one vote.

Asking about NC Amendment 1 again would be worthwhile, I think.

[Josh]

How about testing a Romney/Rubio ticket to determine how much (if any) strength he adds to the GOP ticket in a Hispanic-heavy electorate? Also maybe a question about whether Coloradans would like to see Gov. Hickenlooper run for president in 2016?

[Highly Curious]

There will be at least one medical marijuana initiative on the ballot in Colorado, but there's been sparse public polling on the issue in months. Could make for fascinating questions.

[Joespeh]

CD3 is very interesting and very close. Getting a lot of local attention. Would nice to see where that is going.

[Bazinga !]

Thanks for polling Colorado !

Since there's only the important Presidential race in Colorado, maybe you can screen for Likely Voters already in this very important swing state.

Plus: Ask about gay marriage and the favorability of Alpine Skier Lindsey Vonn, who resides in Vail, Colorado.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Vonn

[Robert_1987]

Ask about gay marriage in Colorado.

[Jess3532]

Could you poll the people that voted for Colorado, and ask them why they voted for this race?

[Rachel]

favorability of Elway

[Lee]

actually, it is not about medical marijuana, but legalization of marijuana in general

[Manthan]

I would really like a generic poll in Colorado! Just democrats vs. republicans. Another good question would be doing the approval ratings of Governor Hickenlooper.

[realnrh]

Tebow and Manning are pretty much unavoidable for Colorado. It might be interesting to see some demographic cross-tabs there - "How long have you lived in Colorado? Under one year, one to five years, five to ten years, ten to twenty years, more than twenty years."

For North Carolina, no really useful ideas. Favorite kind of barbecue: vinegar-based, mustard-based, or mesquite?

[Barry from PA]

I'd like to see where Colorado currently stands on gay marriage.

[Justin]

Ask about same-sex marriage in Colorado please.

[Nate Daniels]

Hypothetical Senate race pitting Jane Norton against Mark Udall in Colorado and hypotheticals against Kay Hagan would be interesting.

[iPhone App Development]

Maybe check to see how Tom Tancredo or Jarod Polis would do state wide.

[John]

Ask NC about marijuana legalization, either medically or for full adult use (or both). There's legislation on the table for medical use so it'd be interesting to see, especially because of the wide range of political opinions in the state.

[JK]

in NC, perhaps a question about what region of the state they identify with (ie, Triangle, Charlotte, Triad, Western NC, Eastern NC, others?). I know area codes are used to determine regions, but curious how voters self-ID.

[Brad Fisher]

Ask about the favorability of state government, and whether Colorado is moving in the right track or the wrong direction.

[fladem]

Is the economy:
Still in a recession and not recovering
Still in a recession but recovering
Not in recession and recovering

What is more important
Creating jobs
Reducing inflation

The latter question is based ont he exit poll data from 1980 which found inflation was more important than reducing unemployment.

[George]

No one has polled Colorado for a very long time. Hence this poll should be a breath of fresh air. I am glad that you are conducting state by state polls (at least one each week). These state by state polls paint a clearer picture of the horserace, compared to the bogus national tracking polls compared to the likes of Rasmussen. If we believe Rasmussen, Romney is ahead by three nationally but behind by eight in most swing states. The only way that can happen is Romney running up 90-100% of the votes in the red states. However, outside of Utah and Idaho I dont think that is the case!

[Shawn Patterson]

Ask about Hispanic approval of Obama.

[Michael Straw]

Ask about president race in nc and co please!

[Joan Braden]

as about the regulation of marijuana like alcohol. It will be on the ballot.