Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #16829 |
1 in 5 CO Republicans Reconsider A McInnis Vote in GOP Governor Primary:
SurveyUSA interviewed Colorado Republicans about GOP candidate for Governor Scott McInnis. Of Republicans who have heard the news stories:
* 39% say they had been supporting McInnis and still are supporting McInnis. Filtering: In research conducted exclusively for the Denver Post, SurveyUSA interviewed 1,181 Colorado registered voters 07/15/10. Of the 1,181 registered voters, 429 were registered Republicans. Of the 429 Republicans, 313 (73%) had heard news stories about McInnis . |
1 | Have you heard news stories about plagiarism and Scott McInnis? |
1181 Registered Voters | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Heard Story? | Party Affiliation | Ideology | College Grad | Region | ||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 2.7 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | Republic | Democrat | Unaffili | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | Metro De | Colorado | Rest of | |
Yes | 70% | 79% | 61% | 55% | 70% | 79% | 83% | 63% | 81% | 73% | ** | 52% | ** | 100% | 0% | 73% | 67% | 70% | 76% | 71% | 64% | 76% | 61% | 75% | 55% | 68% |
No | 27% | 17% | 35% | 41% | 26% | 19% | 14% | 33% | 17% | 24% | ** | 43% | ** | 0% | 100% | 25% | 27% | 28% | 22% | 27% | 31% | 22% | 34% | 23% | 41% | 27% |
Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | ** | 5% | ** | 0% | 0% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 5% |
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Composition of Registered Voters | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 32% | 24% | 15% | 61% | 39% | 82% | 3% | 11% | 3% | 70% | 27% | 36% | 31% | 32% | 39% | 34% | 20% | 58% | 42% | 57% | 17% | 26% |
2 | Which of the following describes how you feel about the Republican Primary for Governor? I was supporting McInnis and I am still supporting McInnis. I was supporting someone else and I am still supporting someone else. I was supporting McInnis but now I am supporting someone else. I was supporting someone else but now I am supporting McInnis. |
313 Republicans Who Have Heard Stories | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Heard Story? | Party Affiliation | Ideology | College Grad | Region | ||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 5.7 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | Republic | Democrat | Unaffili | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | Metro De | Colorado | Rest of | |
Supported McInnis & Still Do | 39% | 45% | 31% | 33% | 43% | 37% | 44% | 39% | 40% | 40% | ** | 32% | ** | 39% | ** | 39% | ** | ** | 43% | 30% | ** | 35% | 47% | 28% | 62% | 46% |
Supported Other & Still Do | 24% | 22% | 27% | 23% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 24% | 25% | 24% | ** | 19% | ** | 24% | ** | 24% | ** | ** | 24% | 19% | ** | 21% | 28% | 24% | 26% | 24% |
Supported McInnis, Now Support Other | 20% | 21% | 18% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 19% | ** | 32% | ** | 20% | ** | 20% | ** | ** | 15% | 39% | ** | 25% | 12% | 29% | 4% | 12% |
Supported Other, Now Support McInnis | 3% | 4% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 3% | ** | 0% | ** | 3% | ** | 3% | ** | ** | 4% | 0% | ** | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 8% |
Not Sure | 14% | 8% | 23% | 17% | 9% | 18% | 11% | 13% | 15% | 13% | ** | 17% | ** | 14% | ** | 14% | ** | ** | 14% | 12% | ** | 17% | 10% | 19% | 8% | 9% |
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Composition of Republicans Who Have Heard Stories | 100% | 58% | 42% | 23% | 27% | 30% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 88% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 73% | 21% | 4% | 61% | 39% | 54% | 16% | 30% |
3 | Based on what you know now, should Scott McInnis continue to run for the Republican nomination for governor? Or should McInnis withdraw from the Republican primary? |
313 Republicans Who Have Heard Stories | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Heard Story? | Party Affiliation | Ideology | College Grad | Region | ||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 5.7 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | Republic | Democrat | Unaffili | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | Metro De | Colorado | Rest of | |
Continue To Run | 48% | 55% | 38% | 43% | 46% | 53% | 49% | 45% | 51% | 47% | ** | 53% | ** | 48% | ** | 48% | ** | ** | 52% | 37% | ** | 43% | 55% | 36% | 71% | 58% |
Withdraw From The Primary | 37% | 39% | 35% | 35% | 39% | 38% | 35% | 38% | 37% | 37% | ** | 45% | ** | 37% | ** | 37% | ** | ** | 33% | 51% | ** | 42% | 31% | 48% | 14% | 31% |
Not Sure | 15% | 6% | 27% | 21% | 15% | 9% | 16% | 18% | 12% | 16% | ** | 2% | ** | 15% | ** | 15% | ** | ** | 15% | 12% | ** | 15% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 12% |
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Composition of Republicans Who Have Heard Stories | 100% | 58% | 42% | 23% | 27% | 30% | 20% | 50% | 50% | 88% | 1% | 8% | 2% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 73% | 21% | 4% | 61% | 39% | 54% | 16% | 30% |
4 | [names rotated] Which of the following Republicans would be the strongest Republican candidate for governor? Bruce Benson? Dan Maes? Scott McInnis? Jane Norton? Josh Penry? Or Tom Tancredo? |
429 Registered Republicans | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Heard Story? | Party Affiliation | Ideology | College Grad | Region | ||||||||||||||||
Credibility Interval: ± 4.8 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Yes | No | Republic | Democrat | Unaffili | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Yes | No | Metro De | Colorado | Rest of | |
Benson | 3% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 2% | ** | 10% | ** | 2% | 6% | 3% | ** | ** | 4% | 3% | ** | 2% | 5% | 3% | 7% | 0% |
Maes | 13% | 15% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 19% | 14% | 10% | 17% | 14% | ** | 5% | ** | 16% | 6% | 13% | ** | ** | 15% | 9% | ** | 15% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 16% |
McInnis | 19% | 21% | 17% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 20% | 20% | 17% | 20% | ** | 3% | ** | 18% | 19% | 19% | ** | ** | 21% | 14% | ** | 18% | 20% | 13% | 22% | 27% |
Norton | 11% | 10% | 13% | 0% | 10% | 16% | 23% | 5% | 19% | 12% | ** | 12% | ** | 11% | 12% | 11% | ** | ** | 9% | 18% | ** | 11% | 12% | 11% | 13% | 10% |
Penry | 7% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 7% | ** | 4% | ** | 7% | 7% | 7% | ** | ** | 8% | 6% | ** | 5% | 10% | 4% | 0% | 16% |
Tancredo | 29% | 35% | 23% | 30% | 33% | 29% | 23% | 32% | 27% | 27% | ** | 59% | ** | 34% | 17% | 29% | ** | ** | 29% | 28% | ** | 32% | 26% | 42% | 14% | 20% |
Not Sure | 17% | 10% | 27% | 27% | 18% | 13% | 8% | 22% | 11% | 18% | ** | 8% | ** | 12% | 34% | 17% | ** | ** | 14% | 23% | ** | 17% | 18% | 15% | 31% | 11% |
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Composition of Registered Republicans | 100% | 54% | 46% | 27% | 30% | 27% | 17% | 56% | 44% | 87% | 2% | 9% | 3% | 73% | 25% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 72% | 21% | 4% | 56% | 44% | 49% | 21% | 30% |