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A new poll released Wednesday by national Democratic-aligned groups shows former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper leading Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner by 11 percentage points — and the Democratic challenger holds a 19-point lead over the incumbent among self-described independent voters. The Public Policy Polling survey, commissioned by Hickenlooper endorsers End Citizens United and Let America Vote, found Hickenlooper with 51% support to Gardner's 40%, with 9% not sure.

I spotted this headline this morning and thought, “No way does he end up as the nominee.”And now, thanks to Monmouth, we have confirmation.Alternate headline: “CATS AND DOGS LIVING TOGETHER, MASS HYSTERIA.”If you believe this data, Grandpa Joe has suffered a partial collapse over the last two months — even though there’s no obvious reason why. There’s been no scandal or catastrophic debate performance. What might have caused this?Has the gaffe-o-rama caught up to him, with Dem primary voters wondering if he’s “lost a step,” to borrow a favorite euphemism? Or is this a simple matter of Dem voters...

As a benchmark, here are the three latest Democrat presidential polls for 2020 before the Clown Show Debates of Wednesday and Thursday as posted on Real Clear Politics. I make no distinction about their accuracy or methodology. These are just the results of the last three polls which do seem to be in general agreement. Biden is up 6+ points in each: Economist/YouGov, June 26th: Biden 25% Warren 19% Sanders 15% Harris 7% Buttigieg 6% O'Rourke 3% Gabbard 3% The rest 0-1% Emerson, June 25th: Biden 34% Sanders 27% Warren 14% Harris 7% Buttigieg 6% Booker 3% The rest 0-1%...

<p>WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- The latest Harris Poll shows President Bush has lost some, but not all, of the popularity gained as a result of the Iraq war victory.</p> <p>President Bush's positive rating, which surged to 70 percent in April, has now fallen nine points to 61 percent.</p>

More than a million Internet users will be invited to vote in a virtual Democratic primary next week. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who has built an extensive network of Internet-savvy supporters, is expected to get the most votes in the MoveOn.org primary. . . . The primary begins Tuesday and voting lasts for 48 hours. - Associated Press, 6/20/03