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Marijuana amendment leads in Colorado

| Tom Jensen


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Raleigh, N.C.–
Colorado’s constitutional amendment to
legalize marijuana usage continues to lead by a 47/38 margin, exactly what we
found in the state last month. The ballot language is a little confusing so we
also asked a question just in general about whether people think marijuana
should be legal and 49% say yes to 43% who dissent.

Democrats (58/24) and independents (54/34) support the amendment at pretty
similar levels. Republicans oppose it by a 55/30 margin. There is predictably a
wide generational gap on the issue with voters under 65 supporting legalization
50/35, while seniors oppose it by a 53/32 spread.

John Hickenlooper continues to be one of the most popular Governors in the
country with 54% of voters approving of him to 29% who disapprove. He was at
60/26 in June though, so he has seen a bit of a decline in his standing this
summer. He wouldn’t have too much to worry about if he was up for reelection
this year though. He leads a generic Republican opponent by a 52/38 margin.

Ambitious Republicans looking to move up the ladder in 2014 might find the
Senate race more enticing. Mark Udall has a 39/33 approval rating with a higher
than normal 29% of voters having no opinion about him one way or the other.
Udall only leads a generic Republican opponent by a 46/42 margin. Depending on
the political climate in 2014 this might be a good pick up opportunity for the
GOP.

As the season kicks off this week Broncos fans are becoming more and more
accepting of Peyton Manning replacing Tim Tebow as their quarterback. They say
they’d rather have Manning than Tebow by a 33 point margin, 55/22. In April
right after Tebow was jettisoned, the spread was 27 points at 53/26. Tebow still
has a higher favorability rating than Manning with voters in the state but he
also has higher negatives. He’s at 62/20 to Manning’s 56/9.

PPP surveyed 1,001
likely Colorado voters from August 31st to September 2nd . The
margin of error for the survey is +/-3.1%. This poll was not paid for or
authorized by any campaign or political organization.

Topline results are below.  Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of Governor
John Hickenlooper’s job performance?
Approve …………….. .54%
Disapprove…………. .29%
Not sure …………….. .16%

Q2 Generally speaking, if there was an election
today, would you vote for Democratic John
Hickenlooper or his Republican opponent?
John Hickenlooper . .52%
Republican
opponent……………..38%
Not sure …………….. .10%

Q3 Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Mark
Udall’s job performance?
Approve …………….. .39%
Disapprove…………. .33%
Not sure …………….. .29%

Q4 Generally speaking, if there was an election
today, would you vote for Democrat Mark Udall
or his Republican opponent?
Mark Udall………….. .46%
Republican
opponent……………..42%
Not sure …………….. .12%

Q5 Do you approve or disapprove of Senator
Michael Bennet’s job performance?
Approve …………….. .35%
Disapprove…………. .34%
Not sure …………….. .31%

Q6 Amendment 64 is an amendment to the
Colorado constitution concerning marijuana,
and, in connection therewith, providing for the
regulation of marijuana; permitting a person
twenty-one years of age or older to consume or
possess limited amounts of marijuana;
providing for the licensing of cultivation
facilities, product manufacturing facilities,
testing facilities, and retail stores; permitting
local governments to regulate or prohibit such
facilities; requiring the general assembly to
enact an excise tax to be levied upon
wholesale sales of marijuana; requiring that the
first $40 million in revenue raised annually by
such tax be credited to the public school capital
construction assistance fund; and requiring the
general assembly to enact legislation
governing the cultivation, processing, and sale
of industrial hemp. If the election was today,
would you vote or against Amendment 64?
For ……………………. .47%
Against………………. .38%
Undecided………….. .15%

Q7 In general, do you think marijuana usage
should be legal or illegal?
Legal …………………. .49%
Illegal ………………… .43%
Not sure …………….. . 9%

Q8 Generally speaking, if there was an election for
the state legislature today, would you vote
Democratic or Republican?
Democratic…………. .45%
Republican…………. .45%
Not sure …………….. .11%

Q9 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Peyton Manning?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 56%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 9%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 35%

Q10 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Tim Tebow?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 62%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 20%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 18%

Q11 Who would you rather have as the Broncos
Quarterback: Peyton Manning or Tim Tebow?
Peyton Manning………………………………………. 55%
Tim Tebow ……………………………………………… 22%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 24%

Q12 Would you describe yourself as very liberal,
somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat
conservative, or very conservative?
Very liberal ……………………………………………… 12%
Somewhat liberal …………………………………….. 20%
Moderate………………………………………………… 28%
Somewhat conservative……………………………. 25%
Very conservative ……………………………………. 15%

Q13 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 52%
Man……………………………………………………….. 48%

Q14 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,
press 2. If you are an independent or identify
with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 37%
Republican……………………………………………… 37%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 27%

Q15 If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2.
If other, press 3.
Hispanic…………………………………………………. 13%
White …………………………………………………….. 76%
Other……………………………………………………… 10%

Q16 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to
45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are
older than 65, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 15%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 28%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 37%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 20%

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