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Democrat Michael Bennet virtually tied with GOP challenger Joe O'Dea in Colorado Senate race: Poll [1]

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Date: 2022-08-31 22:53:00.359000

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) is in a dogfight for reelection, according to a fresh GOP poll that saw the incumbent leading Republican challenger Joe O’Dea by a single percentage point.

The survey, conducted for the Republican Attorney General’s Association, showed Bennet up over O’Dea 48% to 47%, with 5% undecided. O’Dea, the wealthy owner of a construction company, is a prized Republican candidate who has positioned himself as a centrist in a bid to oust Bennet, 57, in Colorado, a blue state President Joe Biden won by double digits nearly two years ago.

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Boosting O’Dea, 60, was his strength with independent voters. He trailed Bennet by only 4 points, 49% to 44%, with this crucial voting bloc. Veteran Republican strategist Dave Sackett, of the Tarrance Group, is the pollster; he surveyed 600 likely registered voters Aug. 22-25. The margin of error for the poll was plus or minus 4.1 points.

“These poll numbers done by a very reputable pollster and firm show what we've been seeing on the ground these past few weeks: Republicans can win in Colorado this November,” state GOP Chairwoman Kristi Burton Brown said in a statement. Some Republicans speculate O’Dea is in contention because Democrats meddled in the GOP primary, spending heavily to define him as a “moderate” so the party might nominate Ron Hanks, an acolyte of former President Donald Trump.

The Colorado Senate race is rated “likely Democratic” by Inside Elections, a nonpartisan political handicapper. Bennet won his first full Senate term in 2010, which, like this year’s midterm elections, was favorable to Republicans. He won in a squeaker and was easily reelected six years later.

The Colorado GOP, which shared the poll with the Washington Examiner on Wednesday evening, declined to make available the survey’s findings in the governor’s race. Gov. Jared Polis (D) is running for reelection against Republican challenger Heidi Ganahl. But the information provided included data on the race for Colorado attorney general and was more good news for Republicans.

That race is a pure toss-up, according to the poll, with incumbent state Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) locked in a 44% to 44% tie with Republican challenger John Kellner, a district attorney. Twelve percent said they were undecided.

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Biden’s job approval ratings in the state clocked in at 44%; Trump’s favorable ratings stood at 40%. The right track/wrong track in Colorado registered at 51%/43%. Inflation is by far the most important issue to voters (21%), with education coming in second (11%).

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