Tag: Magellan Strategies
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EDITORIAL: More school data to inform Coloradans’ concerns
What ails public education in our state? A lot of things, say Coloradans recently surveyed on the subject — but the upshot is a general sense that our schools are on the wrong track. In fact, most of the 1,000-plus respondents to the statewide survey conducted by respected pollster Magellan Strategies said just that. As…
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Combat veteran, author Matt Cavanaugh launches independent challenge to Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th CD
Army combat veteran and author Matt Cavanaugh on Tuesday launched an independent bid to challenge first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, predicting that its voters are hungry for an alternative to what he termed the “broken two-party system.” “I’m as unhappy with this same old, broken Washington as everybody else…
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Colorado is a blue island in a red wave | Vince Bzdek
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More than 90% of all the counties in the United States shifted in favor of former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, according to several new analyses of election results. An extraordinary map created by The New York Times shows a sea of red arrows indicating movement toward Trump, with Trump improving on…
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Poll: 60% of Denver voters approve of Mayor Mike Johnston’s job performance
A solid majority of Denver voters hold a favorable view of Mayor Mike Johnston’s performance in the first five months of 2024, while less than half similarly regard the City Council, according to a poll released earlier this week. The poll from Keating Research stands in stark contrast to a previous survey that found 50%…
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Colorado poll finds voters skeptical of college, more supportive of career education
It’s more important for Colorado schools to prepare students for the workforce than to prepare them to attend college. That’s the opinion of more than 60% of respondents in a recent poll of education attitudes among Colorado voters. Magellan Strategies surveyed a representative group of 1,550 Colorado registered voters in September. The survey has a…
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Poll shows voters support local governments — not the state — on affordable housing solutions
A new poll shows that Coloradans largely want to see their local governments do more on the issue of affordable housing and believe the state is not the right entity for handling those issues. David Flaherty of Magellan said the poll, which surveyed 779 registered voters last month, looked at many of the housing and land…
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Behind tumultuous scenes: The battles of the Douglas County Board of Education
After a tumultuous two weeks for the Douglas County School Board, an exodus of teachers has begun in the state’s third-largest school district. Thirty Douglas County teachers have resigned from the school district in the two weeks since superintendent Corey Wise was fired by the Douglas County Board of Education, 16 of whom quit the…
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In 2020, voters showed their independence | Vince Bzdek
No matter what side you were rooting for this election, it’s hard not to see the 2020 vote as a vote for independence. Voters didn’t let the parties, or cable TV bloviators, pollsters or pundits do all their thinking for them this year. They actually appear to have thought for themselves on this one, showing…