The new Fox News poll of the Colorado gubernatorial race shows Democratic Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper continuing to lead the race, thanks to a split conservative vote between the gaffe-prone Republican nominee Dan Maes and Constitution Party nominee Tom Tancredo, a former Republican Congressman. Furthermore, Tancredo has for the moment definitely overtaken Maes as the alternative to the Dem.
The numbers: Hickenlooper 44%, Tancredo 34%, and Maes at only 15%. The survey of likely voters has a ±3% margin of error. There is no previous Fox News poll of this race. However, this poll was conducted through a Rasmussen offshoot, Pulse Opinion Research, which performs made-to-order robopolls. In the previous Rasmussen poll from two and a half weeks ago, Hickenlooper had 46%, Tancredo 25%, and Maes 21%.
The poll also found that Hickenlooper would lead Maes in a two-way race by a margin of 51%-37%. There was no question done for a two-way race of Hickenlooper and Tancredo — a question that could become quite relevant if Maes continues to lose support.
The TPM Poll Average gives Hickenlooper 45.9%, Tancredo 32.0%, and Maes 16.8%.
Eric Kleefeld
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