CO-Quinnipiac: Obamacare-f**kup drags down Udall

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I don't even know who McMillan is, and he or she is down by only five. You can blame the ACA if you want, and that is absolutely part of it, but the truth is that Coloradans are intensely opposed to  the Democrats, a lot of it due to legislative overreach. The Democratic brand is badly wounded and it is what is behind the recalls, the whopping defeat if Amendment 66, and ugly poll numbers like these.

It has been lost on a lot of the country because this conservative renaissance is happening at the same time liberals are picking up wins on the news-dominating east coast. Election Day this year in Colorado was one of the best we've had in a decade. How many other conservatives across the country would say the same?

Democrats tried taking an ostensibly center-right state far to the left and now they are paying the price  The good news for them is that the GOP in Colorado is still pretty weak, and that is the only reason Democrats have a real shot at winning here next year. But if the last few months are any indication, even that may not be enough.

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It also makes me wonder if we'll see bigger names like Beauprez, Suthers, Norton, maybe Stapleton or Penry, or even Owens start taking a look at the gubernatorial and Senate races. Cory Gardner has already turned down the Udall race, but maybe big promises from big donors and these numbers will give him second thoughts. This may be THE year for Colorado Republicans, I would hate to see it just passed by. These numbers for Hick and Udall are against mid-level opponents. Top rate Republicans would be favorites in both races.