Colorado Democrats have lost their minds according to a new poll of potential gubernatorial favorites for 2026, which shows Secretary of State Jena Griswold with the highest favorability numbers.
It begs the question, what the Hell, people?
While she’s the most popular among Democrats and independents polled, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse still managed to squeeeeeeze by her into first place with 20% of those declaring their early support for him to actually win the Democrat Party nomination.
Griswold placed second with 16%, followed by Ken Salazer with 11%, and Attorney General Phil Weiser with 8%.
Blessedly, 37% of those polled are still undecided.
Gov. Polis is term-limited from seeking reelection, as are Griswold and Weiser in their current offices.
The poll conducted by Magellan Strategies was for an advocacy group called Healthier Colorado that included 62% Democrats and 38% unaffiliated voters.
While Griswold had the highest favorability rating with 44% of those polls, her unfavourability numbers were also the highest among the other Democrat candidates at 18%.
While Neguse ran in first place for taking likely votes, 37% of those polled had never even heard of him or Weiser.
The fact that @JenaGriswold even registers in this poll demonstrates several of the problems with the Democratic party in CO. She shouldn’t even have a job at the moment. @coloradodems #copolitics @cologop
— The Breck Lawyer (@TheBreckLawyer) December 16, 2024
The timing of the poll is curious as Griswold just survived yet another disaster of her office’s making. It was revealed days before the November election that passwords to election machines were accidently leaked online in a spreadsheet tab.
She paid a law firm to conduct an “outside investigation” and that’s good enough for Colorado’s Democrat voters, apparently.
The Denver Post asked the four potential candidates for comment on the poll and their gubernatorial dreams.
Neither Neguse nor Salazar bothered to respond.
But Griswold and Weiser both delivered smug statements insisting they were too busy attacking Trump for the good of the country to even think of their own political careers — which they are also advancing by attacking Trump.
From the Post:
Griswold, in a statement, said she was focused on her current office and being a new mother, as well as “standing up” to Trump through her public service in coming years. “I have not decided how that service will look beyond 2026,” she wrote.
Colorado would understand if she were to focus her service on her new family, and decided to pass on a future in politics.
It would help if Democrats stopped encouraging her with silly polls like this one.