DENVER — Attorney General Phil Weiser has surged to a 9-point lead in the matchup against Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado’s June 30 Democratic primary for Governor, according to results of a Public Policy Polling poll released today.

The survey of likely Democratic primary voters found 45% supported Weiser, 36% supported Bennet, and 19% were still undecided. Support for Weiser has increased by 15 points since a June 2 PPP survey found him at 30%. Bennet’s support is stagnant, with the same percentage (36%) of support in this survey as he had earlier this month.

“It’s clear that Weiser’s people-powered, Colorado-focused campaign is striking a chord over Bennet’s billionaire-backed, D.C-driven effort,” said Curtis Hubbard, a spokesman for Fighting for Colorado, which paid for the poll. “Mike Bloomberg spending nearly $5 million to support Bennet and the Senator’s still having to ‘loan’ his campaign $1 million at the last minute are signs of a flailing effort that is not connecting with voters.”

The poll of 600 likely Democratic primary voters was conducted June 24-25 via landline and text by Public Policy Polling for Fighting for Colorado. It has a margin of error of ± 4%.

Weiser has seen a 5-point increase in his favorability to +33 (49% favorable, 16% unfavorable) from +28 (41% favorable, 13% unfavorable) earlier this month. Bennet’s favorability, meanwhile, has dive-bombed 13 points to +16 (48% favorable, 32% unfavorable), down from +29 (50% favorable, 21% unfavorable) earlier in June.

“The dynamics of this race always suggested that Bennet was well-known to Colorado voters, having served 17 years in the U.S. Senate, while Weiser was a lesser-known but well-liked by those who knew him,” Hubbard said. “It takes 50 percent +1 to win, but in the closing days of the campaign, Weiser’s ceiling is higher than that of the incumbent Senator.”

• Toplines
• Pollster’s memo

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About Us: Fighting for Colorado is a political action committee (PAC) supporting Phil Weiser for Governor.

Paid for by Fighting for Colorado —Ashley Stevens, Registered Agent