Colorado:  A Keating Research/OnSight Public Affairs survey (5/1-3; 800 CO likely general election voters) finds that former Vice President Joe Biden has opened up a large lead over President Trump in a state that continues to move toward the Democrats. The data finds Mr. Biden topping President Trump by a huge 55-36% spread. Results such as this will likely make Colorado a concession state for the Trump campaign.

Montana:  The Montana State University at Bozeman just released a statewide survey (4/10-27; 738 MT adults; 548 MT likely voters; online) that tested the presidential race and the US Senate campaign (see Senate section below). The totals find President Trump leading former Vice President Joe Biden 45-40%. This is a much lower total than the President’s 20-point victory here in 2016 over Hillary Clinton. More polling will undoubtedly be released after the June 2nd statewide primary.

Nevada:  A newly released Nevada statewide presidential race survey from ALG Research (4/27-30; 763 NV likely general election voters) finds former Vice President Joe Biden leading President Trump 49-45%, which is very similar to the final total we saw in the 2016 presidential race. In that year, Hillary Clinton carried Nevada with a 48-46% margin spread. This type of result suggests that Nevada could again become a targeted state.

New York:  Last week the New York State Board of Elections canceled the Democratic presidential vote even though the state primary for all other offices is occurring the same day. Lawsuits then were filed – former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is one of the plaintiffs – to reinstate the vote saying that people still deserve the right to cast their ballots even though the outcome is a foregone conclusion.

A federal judge sitting in New York City then reinstated the primary saying that other candidates could still win delegates that might influence the party platform at the Democratic National Convention. Therefore, pending appeal, the New York presidential primary is back on the schedule.

North Carolina:  North Carolina, one of President Trump’s key core states that he must win, is often in the swing category. In the new Civiqs statewide poll (5/2-4; 1,362 NC registered voters; online from a research pool of respondents that Civiqs invited to participate), Civiqs finds former Vice President Joe Biden holding a slight 49-46% edge over President Trump. North Carolina will be a focal point state again in this election cycle. We can also expect the continuous polling to seesaw all the way to Election Day. Such would be a similar pattern to what occurred in the 2016 presidential race and in several recent US Senate contests.

Colorado:  The Colorado state circuit court ruling that placed candidates Michelle Ferrigno Warren and Lorena Garcia on the ballot despite not having the required number of petition signatures was overturned this week in the state Supreme Court. Though the Colorado Senate ballot has resulted in great indecision as to which of the original dozen or so Democratic candidates would actually achieve ballot status, it appears that the race will become a two-way affair between former Gov. John Hickenlooper and former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff. The winner of the June 30th primary will then challenge first-term Sen. Cory Gardner (R).

The Keating Research/OnSight Public Affairs survey (5/1-3; 800 CO likely general election voters) found former Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) holding a big 55-36% advantage over Sen. Cory Gardner (R). Another survey, from Montana State University (4/10-19; 503 CO residents; 400 CO likely general election voters), finds Hickenlooper’s lead to be 48-31%.

Georgia Poll:  The Cygnal research firm released a new Georgia survey that polled both of the state’s 2020 Senate races. In the special election, the Cygnal numbers (4/25-27; 591 GA likely voters) are consistent with other recent polls that find Rep. Doug Collins (R-Gainesville) leading the jungle primary, while appointed Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) is locked in a three-way battle for the second run-off position and well behind the leader. Cygnal finds Rep. Collins’ margin to be 29-12-11-11-4% over businessman Matt Lieberman (D), Baptist pastor Raphael Warnock (D), Sen. Loeffler, and former US Attorney Ed Tarver (D), respectively.

The regular election question produces underwhelming numbers for Sen. David Perdue (R), who is seeking his second term. Here, Sen. Perdue leads businessman and former congressional candidate Jon Ossoff (D), the only Democratic candidate tested, by a 45-39% margin. Mr. Ossoff raised over $31.6 million for his special election congressional race when he effectively became a national candidate since the 2017 6th District race was virtually a stand-alone election. For his Senate campaign, Mr. Ossoff is lagging behind his congressional fundraising prowess taking in $3.3 million for his current political effort.

Iowa:  Sen. Joni Ernst (R) is on the ballot for a second term and this is a race the Democrats are working to move into the first tier. A new poll suggests a close contest emerging. The Democratic firm Public Policy Polling released their new Iowa figures (4/30-5/1; 1,222 IA likely general election voters via automated response device) that find Sen. Ernst topping Democrat Theresa Greenfield by only a 43-42% margin.

The Democratic leadership has endorsed real estate executive Greenfield to oppose Sen. Joni Ernst (R) in November who acts as a consensus candidate, but another competitor is not conceding the Democratic nomination. Self-funding businessman Eddie Mauro (D) just announced a $500,000 media and digital buy attacking Ms. Greenfield for “failing to take responsibility for her own business failing.” The Greenfield campaign responded by saying that “Wall Street corporate greed” was more responsible for the entity going out of business. Thus, the June 2nd primary is getting a touch more interesting.

Massachusetts:  A new University of Massachusetts at Lowell poll was just released (4/27-5/1; 1,000 MA registered voters; 531 MA likely Democratic primary voters), and it finds Democratic Sen. Ed Markey and US Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-Newton) locked in a virtual tie. The results see Rep. Kennedy holding a slight 44-42% edge, a margin virtually unchanged from the university’s last poll (2/12-18) that projected Mr. Kennedy ahead 35-34 percent. The fact that Rep. Kennedy, steeped in Kennedy family history so entrenched within the state, hasn’t pulled away in this race is a good sign for Sen. Markey, a Massachusetts politician who has been in elective office since his first term in the state legislature that began way back in 1973.

Michigan Poll:  Public Policy Polling tested the Michigan Senate race (4/28-29; 1,270 MI registered voters via automated response device), and their results are consistent with others taken this year. PPP finds Sen. Gary Peters (D) leading presumed Republican nominee John James, 46-37%, in what is the fifth survey of the Michigan Senate electorate released in 2020 according to the Real Clear Politics polling archive. The polling range stretches from Peters leading by four points, all the way to ten.

Montana:  The Montana State University at Bozeman also covered the US Senate race in their statewide poll (4/10-27; 738 MT adults; 548 MT likely voters; online) and it returns a surprising result. Their data finds Gov. Steve Bullock (D) opening the race with a seven-point lead over incumbent Sen. Steve Daines (R), 46-39%. It appears the major reason for Gov. Bullock’s early advantage is his solid 70% approval rating on his handling of the Coronavirus situation. On the negative side, with a very long 18-day sampling period and only self-identified online likely voters responding, the poll is vulnerable to reliability points of inquiry.

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