#Colorado gun grab and the consequences thereof | #Recall #Election2016

[maxomai]

Today and tomorrow, Colorado voters are casting ballots in two recall elections after the Democratic Party-run government passed a slate of stupid and odious gun control laws. Both sides are claiming urgency in this election, lefties because they want to beat the NRA, righties because they want to beat the movement for more gun control.

Early voting is a bit scary looking right now for the Democrats. Nonetheless, a Quinnipiac poll from August 22nd gives one reason to believe that the recall will fail.

Voters say 54 - 35 percent that State Senate President John Morse should not be removed from office because of his support for stricter gun control, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN- uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. Voters also say 52 - 36 percent that State Sen. Angela Giron should not be recalled because of her support for stricter gun control.

Colorado voters say 60 - 31 percent that when people don't agree with a legislator, they should wait for reelection, rather than attempt a recall.

While Republicans support both recall efforts by margins of 2 - 1, only 47 percent support the overall concept of recall, while 42 percent say wait for reelection.

All voters oppose 54 - 40 percent the stricter new gun control laws which led to the recall effort. Democrats support the stricter laws 78 - 16 percent, while opposition is 89 - 7 percent among Republicans and 56 - 39 percent among independent voters. Women are divided on the stricter laws 48 - 45 percent, with men opposed 64 - 33 percent.

The implications for John Morse and Angela Giron are good for this election. And, chances are pretty good that they'll win re-election during their next regular election, too.

The greater problem for Democrats may come in 2016. Yes, yes, the next Presidential election is three years away. Still, look at this Q-poll from two days later:

Chris Christie (R) 43% (44%)
Hillary Clinton (D) 42% (41%)

Hillary Clinton (D) 45%
Ted Cruz (R) 42%

Chris Christie (R) 50% (48%)
Joe Biden (D) 33% (32%)

Ted Cruz (R) 45%
Joe Biden (D) 39%

The problem isn't that Colorado is a purple state that's going to be close for Democrats. Colorado has been that way for two decades or more. No, the problem is that national polling has Clinton just crushing both Christie and Cruz. Colorado....doesn't. This, plus the low approval for Morse and Giron in the other Q-poll, make it clear that, while voters might not like the recall, they don't like the Democrats very much right now, either. Governor Hickenlooper, in particular, is in trouble, specifically over gun control. Earlier this year, he was cruising to another term as Governor.

The moral of this story is that you don't push New England-style gun control laws in a purple Western state. You just don't.