CO-SEN POLL: Romanoff 48, Bennet 45. "Dramatic" surge by Romanoff, who was 17 points down in June.

[jefferson_dem]

Romanoff pulls even with Bennet, poll finds
Allison Sherry
The Denver Post

Democratic Senate hopeful Andrew Romanoff has closed a double-digit deficit and pulled even with incumbent Michael Bennet in Colorado's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, according to a new Denver Post/9News poll.

In the Republican primary, Ken Buck leads Jane Norton by 9 points, down from a 16-point lead in June.

Romanoff and Bennet are about even — 48 percent to 45 percent, respectively — in the poll of 536 Democrats who have voted or are likely to vote in the Aug. 10 primary. The question has a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points.

The results show a surge for the former state House speaker since June, when he was 17 points behind, and are likely a reflection of a well-organized and passionate ground game, analysts say. Romanoff recently sold his house and cashed in savings to loan his campaign $325,000.

Romanoff's movement is "dramatic," according to pollster Jay Leve of Survey USA, the firm that conducted the poll.

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http://www.denverpost.com/election2010/ci_15650614?source=skipframe-ht.ly

[earthside]

1. Dems May Keep This Senate Seat ...

... after all.

'Richie Rich' look-alike and former Phil Anschutz hatchetman, Michael Bennet, is a sure loser in November.

So, Romanoff pulling ahead shows that Colorado Democrats are coming to their senses.

[w4rma]

7. Heck, Dems could WIN additional seats this election if the blasted DLC would shut up and go away for

a few months until after the November elections.

[WI_DEM]

9. Except that in this same poll Bennett wins while Romanoff is losing to Norton

Looking at Nov. 2

Hypothetical matchups for the Nov. 2 general election show Bennet could have more statewide appeal than Romanoff, with the former Denver Public Schools superintendent about even with Norton at 46 percent to 43 percent, respectively, and tied with Buck at 43 percent each.

Romanoff polls slightly behind Norton, 45 percent to 40 percent, and is tied at 44 percent with Buck, the poll found. Those questions were asked of about 1,000 likely voters and had margins of error of 3.1 or 3.2 percentage points.

[MidwestTransplant]

2. I was in Denver a couple weeks ago. Saw a ton of Romanoff signs and only one Bennet sign.

[CanonRay]

3. Please DU, SEND HIM MONEY

Andrew is a terrific guy and is taking NO corporate money. If you all really believe what you post here, he's the guy you want. Go to www.andrewromanoff.com I've know him for 8 years, and he's never changed an iota.

[CanonRay]

4. PS What jackass unrec'd this?

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. there's a small group of undercover trolls

that un rec the best issues.

[jefferson_dem]

8. True.

I've always been a fan of putting names next to unrecs and recs, which would be helpful.

[saltpoint]

5. A little less than two weeks to go...

...looks like Andrew Romanoff is running a campaign that's connecting with voters.

[Barack2theFuture]

10. Bennet is a liar

and a predatory, supply-side capitalist.

Why any democrat would vote for him is a mystery.