PPP admits hiding Colorado recall poll

Washington Examiner ^ | 9/12/13

[Impala64ssa]

A spokesman for Public Policy Polling admitted Wednesday to withholding a poll showing Colorado voters were going to recall State Sen. Angela Giron by a 12-point margin.

The reason, according to PPP pollster Tom Jensen, was that “in a district that Barack Obama won by almost 20 points, I figured there was no way that could be right and made a rare decision not to release the poll.”

When the votes were counted in race, the poll turned out to be on target, as Giron lost by 12 points. “We should have had more faith in our numbers,” Jensen said.

Interestingly, the poll also found 68 percent supporting background checks and an evenly split on a law limiting high capacity ammunition magazines.

The poll also found 53 percent of voters approved of the National Rifle Association.

One might think that Giron's stances on gun control would produce a different result in an overwhelmingly Democratic district, but Jensen pointed to the factor that made the difference:

But the NRA won the messaging game and turned it into something bigger than it was — even if that wasn’t true — and Giron paid the price.

[Impala64ssa]

C'mon Jenson, denial is a river in Egypt. Admit it, your girlfriend lost because of her gun grabbing policies. Even most 0bamabots have enough sense to know they have a right to self-defense.

[Steely Tom]

But the NRA won the messaging game and turned it into something bigger than it was — even if that wasn’t true — and Giron paid the price.

Yes I'm sure that explains it.

[null and void]

Either that or that alleged 20% margin obama had was pure vote fraud...

[ConservaTexan]

Liberals are such idiots. This PPP poll shows that the whining about low voter turnout and voter supression are just more liberal BS.

[randita]

What a pitiful excuse.

Does anyone believe that if a PPP poll showed a Republican being trounced by a Democrat in a heavily Republican district - that PPP would withhold the poll?

[Standing Wolf]

Either that or that alleged 20% margin obama had was pure vote fraud...

The Democratic [sic] party has moved far beyond mere vote fraud into massive, systematic election fraud. Vote fraud, which depends on fraudulent ballots, is both time- and labor-intensive, whereas election fraud can be committed by a small handful of well placed individuals after the citizenry has voted.

I'm surprised they didn't pervert these recall elections with fake tallies.

[PA Engineer]

The Democratic [sic] party has moved far beyond mere vote fraud into massive, systematic election fraud. Vote fraud, which depends on fraudulent ballots, is both time- and labor-intensive, whereas election fraud can be committed by a small handful of well placed individuals after the citizenry has voted.

Good point.

[dennisw]

yeah right!! liar!!