CO-PPP: Cruz, Christie, Paul fight it out early

[Tender Branson]

Q1 Given the choices of Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Rick Santorum, and Scott Walker, who would you most like to see as the GOP candidate for President in 2016?

Ted Cruz ......................................................... 18%
Chris Christie .................................................. 17%
Rand Paul ....................................................... 16%
Marco Rubio ................................................... 10%
Paul Ryan ....................................................... 9%
Jeb Bush......................................................... 8%
Scott Walker ................................................... 6%
Bobby Jindal ................................................... 3%
Rick Santorum................................................ 2%
Someone else/Not sure .................................. 11%

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2013/PPP_Release_CO_120913.pdf

[Mr. Morden]

Who leads among....?

moderates: Christie
somewhat conservative: Paul
very conservative: Cruz
men: Paul
women: Cruz
age 18-45: Paul
age 46-65: Christie
age 65+: Christie

[Likely Voter]

Rick Santorum won CO in 2012 with 40%. Now polling at 2%. That shows how desperate the base was to not have Romney I guess

[Mr. Morden]

IIRC Colorado is a caucus state, so primary polls are basically useless.

Yeah, pretty much.