President Barack Obama remains unpopular in Colorado, the latest poll shows, but the numbers represent his best standing in the state in months.
put his approval at 43 percent and disapproval at 52 percent — a nine-point gap that is the lowest since a pair of Republican-leaning Rasmussen polls in September.
Other nonpartisan polls — — put his disapproval deficit at closer to 16 percentage points.
Still, the poll shows that 58 percent of Colorado want the next president to change direction, compared to 34 percent who believe his successor to continue his policies.
Even though Obama won’t face re-election again, the numbers are still being closely watched as an indication for how Democrats will perform in 2016 — when Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, is running for a second term.
The presidentap approval numbers appear mixed in the 2016 context, but another number looks good for Bennet, if he can tap into the sentiment: 69 percent are satisfied with how things are going in Colorado, compared to only 31 percent dissatisfied.
The numbers — as well as ratings of the state’s economy — are the best in all recent Quinnipiac polls, going back to June 2013.
The poll also tested other messages — Islamic state, terrorism, health care law, free community college relevant to 2016 — see the full results here. One interesting number of recent relevance: 60 percent believe non-vaccinated children should not be allowed to attend schools and childcare facilities, compared to 29 percent who think they should be permitted.
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