CO-04: Internal Poll Shows Markey Leading Musgrave

Bennett, Petts & Normington for Betsy Markey (5/13-15, likely voters):

Betsy Markey (D): 43

Marilyn Musgrave (R-inc): 36

(MoE: ±4.9%)

The poll pegs Musgrave’s job approval rating at 40%, while 51% of voters disapprove of her performance in Congress.

It’s an internal poll, so skepticism is expected.  But the Musgrave campaign’s response caught my eye:

Musgrave supporters, however, said it’s much too early to count her out of the race. Guy Short, Musgrave’s chief of staff, said a poll done by the Musgrave camp in March showed her leading 47 percent to 42 percent.

Even if Musgrave’s internal poll is a more accurate snapshot of this race, a GOP incumbent leading an unknown Democrat by a mere 47-42 margin in an R+8.5 district is hardly a stellar performance.  I’ll take either set of numbers here.

SSP currently rates this race as Leans Republican.

(H/T: ColoradoPols)

12 thoughts on “CO-04: Internal Poll Shows Markey Leading Musgrave”

  1. Let this race flip! This could be a great year in Colorado. Get rid of Miss “Gay marriage greatest threat in American” Musgrave and elected Jared Polis in CO-2 who would become only the 3rd openly gay Congressperson serving at present.

  2. In 2006 it was close but Musgrave won. What changed this time? Is Betsy Markey a better candidate?

  3. They are very on-hand. When I set up a poll on Daily Kos rto see who I should put on my Act Blue page, Markey was one of the candidates. That day, I got an email from Markey’s campaign manager asking politely to be be included, which I did because she was the top vote getter. They pay a lot of attention to the blogoshpere.

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