Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton is losing by double-digits to all leading GOP contenders in Colorado, said a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.
Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio bests Mrs. Clinton 52 percentage points to 36 percentage points in a theoretical head-to-head match-up in the key swing state, while retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson topples her by 14 percentage points, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz leads by 13 percentage points, and real-estate mogul Donald Trump has an 11-point victory over Mrs. Clinton.
“A chilly if not frigid reception for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her second quest for the White House,” Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University poll, said in a statement. “As winter moves into the Rockies, Coloradans say the Democratic front-runner would get bruised and beaten by all the top GOP opponents, and absolutely crushed by Sen. Marco Rubio and Dr. Ben Carson.”
Colorado has earned its swing-state status by supporting President Obama, a Democrat, in the last two presidential cycles. In the midterm elections, however, it voted Republican Cory Gardner to the Senate in a heated election cycle. Most Republican presidential candidates view Colorado as a must-win state to retake the White House.
The poll said the majority of Republican Coloradans favor Mr. Carson as their nominee, with 25 percent support. He’s followed by Mr. Rubio at 19 percent, Mr. Trump at 17 percent, Mr. Cruz at 14 percent and then businesswoman Carly Fiorina at 5 percent.
Within the democratic primary, Mrs. Clinton is the clear favorite, with more than 55 percent of the vote.
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