Gary Johnson At 5% In New CNN/ORC Colorado Poll

With less than a week before the election, Gary Johnson is still holding his own in Colorado in the latest CNN/ORC Poll.

Think about this for a moment, in 2008 almost 2.3 million people went to the polls in The Centennial State and if Governor Johnson pulls 4% he will come close to the 92,000 vote mark, having received nearly 53,000 more votes there than all of the 2008 3rd party candidates combined.

Not too shabby.

Q Suppose that the Presidential candidates on the ballot in your state included Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's candidate, Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate, Gary Johnson as the Libertarian party candidate, Jill Stein as the Green party candidate and Virgil Goode as the Constitution Party candidate who would you be more likely to vote for? - (IF UNSURE) As of today, who do you lean more toward? (RANDOM ORDER)

October 26-31 Obama Romney Johnson Stein Goode None No Opinion Likely Voters 48% 47% 4% 1% * * * Registered Voters 51% 41% 5% 1% 1% 1% 1%
* less than 1%

Gary Johnson At 5% In PPP September Colorado Poll

5% isn't bad for a candidate where 79% of the people polled have no idea who he is, as the latest PPP Poll in Colorado shows. Unfortunately it's down a point from August.

Q If the candidates for President this year were
Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mitt
Romney, and Libertarian Gary Johnson, who
would you vote for?

Barack Obama.... 46%
Mitt Romney........ 44%
Gary Johnson........ 5%
Undecided............. 4%

The real surprise is that Governor Johnson hasn't gained any traction with his pro-marijuana stance given that Colorado's ballot question to legalize marijuana has a nine point lead.

Interestingly enough, it seems that Mitt Romney is winning over Johnson voters, along with undecideds, compared to previous polls. Romney also benefits from Johnson being in the race, with the former New Mexico taking slightly more from Obama.

Gary Johnson's fortunes could change very quickly however. Polls this early are generally based on name recognition and media coverage alone, but now that summer is over, people will focus more on the candidates and if Governor Johnson gets a boost, either by being in the debates or some other event that gains him media coverage, we could see his numbers rise.

PPP Colorado August Poll Has Gary Johnson At 6%

Nice to see that Gary Johnson is still holding steady in Colorado in the latest PPP Poll of the state.

Q. If the candidates for President this year were
Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mitt
Romney, and Libertarian Gary Johnson, who
would you vote for?

Barack Obama.... 46%
Mitt Romney..... 42%
Gary Johnson..... 6%
Undecided........ 7%

What's even more encouraging is that the former New Mexico Governor's favorability rating is up 3 points from June while his unfavorability is down 3, with 79% of those polled still having no opinion of him.

Once the summer ends and people start to focus more on the election, look for Gov Johnson's numbers begin to rise in the Centennial State, especially given the popularity of the Colorado Marijuana Legalization Initiative, 61% in the latest poll, and Gary Johnson's pro-legalization position.

Let's hope it's a Rocky Mountain high for Gary Johnson on election night

Latest From PPP: Gary Johnson At 7% In Colorado

More good news for the Gary Johnson 2012 campaign as the Libertarian Party nominee stays consistent in another western state at 7% according to PPP's latest poll in Colorado

Q. If the candidates for President this year were
Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mitt
Romney, and Libertarian Gary Johnson, who
would you vote for?

Barack Obama.... 47%
Mitt Romney..... 39%
Gary Johnson..... 7%
Undecided........ 7%

I'd expect Johnson to be doing better since his pro-legalization stance should give him a bigger bump with Colorado's initiative to legalize marijuana having 46% support among voters as opposed to 42% against.

Now 7% only gets him half way to the Presidential Debates and this is a state poll, not a national one (Johnson needs to poll 15% or better in 5 national polls) but it shows that the former New Mexico Governor is getting steady support in the polls he is included in; 15% New Mexico, 9% Arizona, 8% Montana, 7% New Hampshire and 6% North Carolina.

As in other polls, Johnson is virtually unknown with 79% of respondents having no opinion of him so getting his name, record and stances on the issues out there is of utmost importance.

We have our work cut out for us.