A new poll from Blueprint Polling suggests Democrats are facing a nightmare scenario in Colorado with barely six months to go until the midterms.
Inflation, immigration, the war in Ukraine, and the general lawlessness allowed by Democrats in Colorado has turned the political landscape completely against the left.
President Biden won Colorado by almost 14% just 18 months ago, but Blueprint’s poll of 612 registered voters from April 6-8 shows Biden trailing former President Trump 42.9% to 43.1% in a hypothetical 2024 rematch.
The results track with a prediction offered by an unnamed Democrat strategist who predicted a “biblical disaster” for Democrats this fall.
The poll’s Senate results tested U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet against Gino Campana who failed to qualify for the primary ballot at last week’s assembly, so that’s useless.
Yet 46% of support is hardly encouraging for the Democrat incumbent who has never cracked 50% in either of his previous contests.
The real stunner is that Biden’s support has fallen by 12.5% since 2020 in Colorado.
That’s a pretty big problem for Bennet considering many voters may not be aware yet that he has literally supported Biden 100% of the time in the Senate.
The reasons for Biden’s total collapse in Colorado aren’t difficult to understand.
Bidenflation is even worse here than national averages, while crime continues to rise unabated.
NEW REPORT: Did you know…Inflation in metro Denver over the past 12 months was 0.6 percentage points higher than the national average of 8.5%! Learn more from our recent report here: https://t.co/ugU4HDjMar #coleg #copolitics pic.twitter.com/3jQjP9wr9G
— Common Sense Institute Colorado (@CSInstituteCO) April 12, 2022
In our last report on crime, CO had the 4th worst property crime rate in the U.S. Compared to 2020 data, CO’s 2021 property crime rate would have ranked 2nd worst among all states: https://t.co/DPHWj6m7fA @GeorgeBrauchler @ChrisBrown_CO @Alexa_Eastburg #coleg pic.twitter.com/hR7h5Fr9MM
— Common Sense Institute Colorado (@CSInstituteCO) March 28, 2022
We have the 4th worst recidivism rate in the county – and violent crimes are at a 25-year high in Colorado. Releasing violent criminals after 30% or 40% of their sentence is not ok – and a vast majority of Colorado voters will agree. #copolitics #coleg https://t.co/QAucRbIA2T
— Michael Fields (@MichaelCLFields) April 15, 2022
Moreover, 13% of the poll respondents said they were “probably” voting next fall, compared to 87% who said they were “definitely” planning on casting a ballot.
When pollsters evaluate likely voters they typically remove any respondents who decline to state with certainty they plan on casting a ballot.
If one looks at where those “probably voting” respondents reside, they overwhelmingly come from Congressional districts that have historically favored Democrats.
That’s some troubling voter apathy Dems have on their hands this election, and Bennet isn’t exactly bringing any excitement to the race.
It sure looks like Colorado Democrats have some big problems on their hands, and Biden’s nearly dead weight isn’t helping.
If Republicans manage to nominate candidates who can appeal to the 12.5% of Biden’s 2020 supporters who have turned against the diminished octogenarian, the national Red Wave could start to resemble a Red Tsunami in Colorado.