[BillyBoy]

I wouldn't put much stock in poll numbers at this point. All of the candidates besides Ken Buck are probably virtually unknown to voters. You could probably come up with a fictional name like "If the election was held today, and the candidates were Democrat Mark Udall and Republican Steve Johnson, who would you vote for?", the numbers would show Johnson 45%, Udall 42%.

The only one that voters have heard of is Ken Buck, and his "name ID" is bad for the same reason Jim Oberweis is a bad choice in Illinois -- most of the name ID is bad and probably 40% of the electorate immediately decides "no way" would they vote for that guy.

[yongin]

yet erick erickson is still pushing ken buck. as for the governor race, hickelooper looks in decent election shape.