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ECONOMY, HEALTHCARE HURT UDALL IN COLORADO RACE, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY POLL FINDS; SEN. RAND PAUL LEADS 2016 PRESIDENTIAL PACK
The economy and healthcare, listed by Colorado voters as top issues in this years U.S. Senate race, could be the mountains which Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Udall must climb, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Sen. Udall gets 45 percent to 44 percent for U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, his Republican challenger, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. The gender gap is wide as Udall leads 52 35 percent among women while Gardner leads 53 38 percent among men. Udall leads among Democrats 90 3 percent while Gardner takes Republicans 88 7 percent and gets 43 percent of independent voters to Udalls 41 percent. In an open-ended question, allowing for any answer, 16 percent of voters list the economy or jobs as the most important issue in deciding their U.S. Senate vote, and 14 percent list healthcare. No other issue comes close. Voters who list the economy back Gardner over Udall 53 40 percent and voters who cite health care back the Republican 57 36 percent. Colorado voters oppose the Affordable Care Act 59 37 percent, including 62 34 percent among independent voters. In a race that is both too close to call and one of the prime targets for Republicans trying to take back the Senate, Colorado Sen. Mark Udall might best focus on one predominant concern the economy, said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University poll. Voters have a mixed outlook on the economy as 60 percent say the states economy is excellent or good, while 39 percent say not so good or poor. -more-

Quinnipiac University Poll/April 24, 2014 page 2 At the same time, only 26 percent of voters say the nations economy is excellent or good, while 73 percent say not so good or poor. Colorado voters are divided 42 42 percent in their approval of the job Udall is doing as a U.S. Senator and say 46 40 percent he does not deserve to be reelected. The incumbent gets a 43 38 percent favorability rating, compared to Gardners 30 18 percent score. But 50 percent of voters dont know enough about Gardner to form an opinion. 2016 Presidential Race U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is the strongest candidate in Colorado in the 2016 presidential race, topping former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 48 43 percent. There is a huge gender gap as men back the Republican Paul 55 35 percent while women go with the Democrat Clinton 50 40 percent. Independent voters back Paul 48 37 percent. In other possible matchups: Clinton ties New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie 42 42 percent; Clinton leads former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush 45 40 percent; Clinton gets 45 percent to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabees 44 percent. Paul also has the highest favorability rating, 41 30 percent, edging Huckabees 37 30 percent favorability. Clinton gets a divided 48 47 percent favorability, with Christie tilting slightly negative at 35 38 percent and Bush getting a negative 29 40 percent score. The road to the White House has many twists and turns, but right now, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is the man to beat in Colorado, Malloy said. Colorado voters disapprove 59 38 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing. Disapproval is 95 5 percent among Republicans and 65 32 percent among independent voters, while Democrats approve 83 12 percent. Disapproval is 65 32 percent among men and 54 44 percent among women. Voters disapprove 60 37 percent of the way President Obama is handling the economy and disapprove 60 36 percent of the way he is handling foreign policy. From April 15 21, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,298 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter.

10. If the election for United States Senator were being held today, and the candidates were Mark Udall the Democrat and Cory Gardner the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Udall Gardner SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 45% 44 1 1 8 Rep 7% 88 4 Dem 90% 3 2 6 Ind 41% 43 1 2 13 Men 38% 53 2 2 5 Wom 52% 35 1 11 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 56% 25 3 1 15 43% 48 1 1 8 43% 47 1 2 6 42% 50 1 1 6

IMPORTANT ISSUE TO VOTE Q13 Economy HlthCare Udall Gardner SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 40% 53 6 36% 57 2 4

11. Is your opinion of Mark Udall favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 43% 38 17 1 Rep 12% 71 16 1 Dem 78% 6 15 1 Ind 43% 36 20 1 Men 37% 47 15 1 Wom 49% 31 19 1 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 50% 17 32 1 41% 40 18 1 42% 44 12 2 41% 47 11 1

TREND: Is your opinion of Mark Udall favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Apr 24 2014 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 43 38 17 1 Feb 06 2014 42 35 21 1 Nov 20 2013 44 38 17 1

12. Is your opinion of Cory Gardner favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 30% 18 50 1 Rep 55% 1 44 Dem 10% 38 52 1 Ind 29% 17 52 2 Men 40% 16 43 2 Wom 21% 21 58 1 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 15% 12 72 2 34% 15 51 1 33% 23 42 2 35% 23 41 1

13. What is the most important issue to you in deciding how to vote for United States Senator this year? Tot Economy(General) Jobs/Unemployment Economy(Other Specific) Class inequality Budget(General) Government spending Budget deficit Taxes(General) Education(General) Education(Other Specific) Gun Issues/Policy/Control Healthcare Immigration Issues Abortion Women's Issues Social Issues Social Services(General) Elderly Issues Gay marriage/Gay Issues Marijuana Environment Hydro-fracking Gas/Oil/Energy Issues Military Issues/Benefits Foreign policy 10% 5 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 4 14 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1

Party/Political Philosophy 5 Caring about people 2 Honesty/Trustworthiness 2 Candidate experience 1 Bipartisan/Cross party lines/ Coop to get things done 1 Other DK/NA 11 14

14. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Clinton Christie SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 42% 42 2 5 9 Rep 5% 85 2 3 5 Dem 90% 5 1 5 Ind 38% 41 4 4 13 Men 33% 49 3 6 9 Wom 51% 36 1 3 8 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 50% 33 1 3 14 42% 42 3 6 7 42% 45 2 5 6 38% 47 2 3 9

TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote? Apr 24 2014 Clinton Christie SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 42 42 2 5 9 Feb 06 2014 43 42 4 4 9 Nov 20 2013 38 46 3 5 9 Aug 23 2013 42 43 2 4 10 Jun 14 2013 41 44 3 4 8

15. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Rand Paul the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Clinton Paul SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 43% 48 1 1 7 Rep 6% 87 1 1 5 Dem 90% 5 5 Ind 37% 48 2 3 10 Men 35% 55 2 1 7 Wom 50% 40 1 2 7 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 43% 43 1 2 12 43% 50 1 1 5 44% 47 1 1 7 39% 50 1 3 6

TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Rand Paul the Republican, for whom would you vote? Apr 24 2014 Clinton Paul SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 43 48 1 1 7 Feb 06 2014 43 47 2 2 7 Nov 20 2013 44 47 1 3 5

16. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Clinton Bush SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 45% 40 2 5 8 Rep 6% 86 1 4 4 Dem 92% 4 4 Ind 41% 35 5 6 12 Men 37% 45 4 6 8 Wom 54% 35 1 3 8 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 50% 29 2 3 16 46% 41 2 5 6 47% 41 3 5 5 39% 47 3 4 8

17. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Mike Huckabee the Republican, for whom would you vote? Tot Clinton Huckabee SMONE ELSE(VOL) WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) DK/NA 45% 44 2 3 7 Rep 5% 89 1 1 4 Dem 92% 3 1 4 Ind 40% 42 3 4 10 Men 37% 49 3 3 7 Wom 52% 38 1 2 7 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 47% 36 2 3 13 46% 44 1 3 7 45% 44 3 3 5 40% 50 2 2 6

18. Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 48% 47 3 2 Rep 11% 85 3 1 Dem 93% 5 1 1 Ind 44% 48 5 3 Men 39% 56 3 2 Wom 57% 38 3 2 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 52% 37 10 1 49% 47 2 2 47% 48 3 2 42% 55 1 2

TREND: Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Apr 24 2014 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 48 47 3 2 Aug 23 2013 51 44 4 1 Jun 14 2013 53 44 2 1

19. Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 35% 38 26 1 Rep 51% 23 24 1 Dem 19% 52 27 1 Ind 37% 35 26 2 Men 38% 41 19 2 Wom 33% 35 32 1 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 23% 25 51 1 35% 39 23 2 40% 40 20 39% 42 16 3

TREND: Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Apr 24 2014 Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 35 38 26 1 Aug 23 2013 50 22 28 1 Jun 14 2013 49 17 32 2

20. Is your opinion of Rand Paul favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 41% 30 28 1 Rep 61% 10 28 1 Dem 11% 56 32 1 Ind 43% 28 28 1 Men 52% 29 18 1 Wom 30% 31 38 1 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 31% 27 40 1 43% 29 28 1 41% 31 28 1 44% 32 23 1

21. Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 29% 40 30 1 Rep 53% 15 31 1 Dem 13% 58 27 2 Ind 24% 42 34 1 Men 33% 41 25 2 Wom 25% 39 36 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 16% 32 51 2 28% 43 28 1 31% 42 26 38% 36 24 2

22. Is your opinion of Mike Huckabee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Tot Favorable Unfavorable Hvn't hrd enough REFUSED 37% 30 32 1 Rep 69% 6 24 Dem 6% 53 40 1 Ind 38% 28 33 1 Men 44% 31 24 1 Wom 30% 29 40 1 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 29% 20 51 37% 29 32 1 36% 34 29 46% 31 22 1

25. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mark Udall is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 42% 42 16 Rep 14% 71 16 Dem 75% 12 13 Ind 41% 42 17 Men 35% 52 13 Wom 49% 33 18 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 50% 20 30 39% 44 17 42% 48 9 39% 49 12

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mark Udall is handling his job as United States Senator? Apr 24 2014 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 42 42 16 Feb 06 2014 45 41 14 Nov 20 2013 44 44 12 Aug 23 2013 47 34 18 Jun 14 2013 45 31 24

26. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bennet is handling his job as United States Senator? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 36% 37 28 Rep 23% 53 24 Dem 56% 17 27 Ind 34% 38 28 Men 33% 44 23 Wom 38% 30 32 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 34% 26 39 31% 39 30 41% 40 19 39% 36 26

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Michael Bennet is handling his job as United States Senator? Apr 24 2014 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 36 37 28 Feb 06 2014 39 36 26 Nov 20 2013 39 39 23 Aug 23 2013 42 34 24 Jun 14 2013 40 31 29

27. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 38% 59 3 Rep 5% 95 Dem 83% 12 5 Ind 32% 65 4 Men 32% 65 4 Wom 44% 54 3 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 38% 57 5 36% 62 2 38% 58 4 38% 59 3

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? Apr 24 2014 Approve Disapprove DK/NA 38 59 3 Feb 06 2014 37 59 3 Nov 20 2013 36 59 5 Aug 23 2013 41 56 4 Jun 14 2013 43 54 3

29. Do you feel that Mark Udall deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Tot Yes/Deserves No/Does not DK/NA 40% 46 14 Rep 11% 76 13 Dem 74% 15 11 Ind 39% 47 15 Men 36% 55 9 Wom 44% 37 18 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 48% 26 25 38% 49 13 39% 51 10 38% 51 11

TREND: Do you feel that Mark Udall deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? Apr 24 2014 Yes/Deserves No/Does not DK/NA 40 46 14 Feb 06 2014 42 42 16 Nov 20 2013 41 47 11 Aug 23 2013 44 36 21 Jun 14 2013 40 33 27

31. Would you describe the state of Colorado's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Excellent Good Not so good Poor DK/NA 4% 56 30 9 1 Rep 2% 46 35 17 1 Dem 7% 71 16 3 2 Ind 4% 53 35 8 1 Men 4% 60 27 8 1 Wom 4% 52 32 11 1 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 4% 68 21 7 5% 56 30 8 1 4% 52 31 11 1 3% 50 33 12 2

TREND: Would you describe the state of Colorado's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Apr 24 2014 Excellent Good Not so good Poor DK/NA 4 56 30 9 1 Jun 13 2013 2 52 33 11 1

32. Do you think Colorado's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Tot Better Worse The same DK/NA 45% 13 40 2 Rep 27% 21 50 2 Dem 66% 6 25 3 Ind 43% 11 44 2 Men 47% 12 40 1 Wom 44% 14 40 3 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 55% 10 33 2 46% 13 40 2 42% 13 43 2 39% 14 44 2

TREND: Do you think Colorado's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Apr 24 2014 Better Worse The same DK/NA 45 13 40 2 Jun 13 2013 47 11 42 1

33. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? Tot Very satisfied Smwht satisfied Smwht dissatisfied Very dissatisfied DK/NA 1% 23 35 40 1 Rep 7 32 60 Dem 2% 49 35 12 1 Ind 18 39 42 Men 1% 17 36 46 Wom 1% 29 35 35 1 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 1% 22 41 35 1 1% 24 37 39 1% 24 33 40 1 2% 22 28 47 1

34. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the economy? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 37% 60 3 Rep 5% 95 Dem 79% 17 4 Ind 32% 64 4 Men 33% 65 2 Wom 42% 55 3 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 40% 59 1 35% 62 3 39% 59 2 37% 60 3

35. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - foreign policy? Tot Approve Disapprove DK/NA 36% 60 4 Rep 6% 92 1 Dem 73% 21 6 Ind 33% 62 6 Men 30% 66 4 Wom 42% 54 5 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 38% 54 8 34% 63 3 37% 60 4 37% 60 4

36. Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor? Tot Excellent Good Not so good Poor DK/NA 1% 25 42 31 1 Rep 8 44 47 Dem 3% 53 37 7 1 Ind 20 46 33 1 Men 1% 24 41 34 1 Wom 1% 27 44 28 1 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 2% 29 41 28 1 1% 23 48 29 26 42 31 1 1% 24 38 36 1

37. Do you think the nation's economy is getting better, getting worse, or staying about the same? Tot Better Worse The same DK/NA 28% 32 39 Rep 12% 50 38 Dem 54% 12 33 1 Ind 25% 33 42 Men 28% 32 40 Wom 29% 32 38 1 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 30% 25 46 27% 35 38 27% 32 40 1 29% 34 37 1

38. Do you support or oppose the health care law passed by Barack Obama and Congress in 2010? Tot Support Oppose DK/NA 37% 59 4 Rep 4% 94 1 Dem 76% 19 5 Ind 34% 62 4 Men 32% 65 3 Wom 42% 54 4 AGE IN YRS.............. 18-29 30-49 50-64 65+ 40% 56 3 35% 61 3 37% 59 3 36% 59 5

TREND: Do you support or oppose the health care law passed by Barack Obama and Congress in 2010? Apr 24 Feb 06 Nov 20 2014 2014 2013 Support Oppose DK/NA 37 59 4 37 60 4 40 56 4

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