New poll shows Stapleton trailing to Polis, Trump tweets support

A new poll shows Republican candidate Walker Stapleton is down five points to his Democratic opponent U.S. Congressman Jared Polis.

According to the Magellan Strategies latest poll, done by a Republican polling firm. Polis is up by five points (45% to 40%). The poll surveyed 500 likely voters on Monday and Tuesday.

However, according to this Magellan poll, Stapleton is gaining ground on his opponent. The poll gave Polis a seven-point lead just three weeks ago.

“I think polls are all over the map,” said Republican Candidate for Governor Walker Stapleton. “If people believed polls all the time we’d be looking at president Hillary Clinton. I think people vote. Polls don’t vote.”

Stapleton was in Pueblo on Thursday to rally his Steel City supporters. Pueblo has historically been a blue area in the state, however, Stapleton believes he will win Pueblo.

Stapleton feels that the blue-collar workers are more inclined to vote his way, especially after President Trump won Pueblo back in 2016. Momentum the Republican candidate for Governor would like to continue.

One clear ally of Stapleton is the President. President Donal Trump tweeted the following earlier Thursday afternoon.

“@WalkerStapleton will be an extraordinary governor for the state of Colorado. He is strong, smart, and has been successful at everything he has ever done… his opponent, Jared Polis, is weak on crime and weak on borders — could never do the job. Get out and VOTE – walker has my complete and total endorsement!”

Stapleton told his supporters the tweet came as no surprise. He received a phone call from the Commander in Chief earlier that day.

“It’s the second time the president has chosen to inform people on how important this race in Colorado is,” said Stapleton. “I think he recognizes this is about jobs. This is about Colorado’s economic future.”

We reached out to the Polis campaign here in Pueblo for comment on Stapleton’s presence but haven’t heard back yet.

According to the Pueblo county clerks office. Out of around 30,000 early voters, a majority of them were registered Democrats – 14,134 were registered as Democrats, and 9,658 were registered Republicans.

Seven thousand two hundred and seventy-one of those early voters were unaffiliated voters.