Polls show Democrats may be on the verge of voting against Amendment 69, a ballot measure that could set up a universal, government-run health coverage system in Colorado.
If Democrats in the state join Republicans in opposing Amendment 69, that could weaken efforts by Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont, and his supporters to move the national party further to the left on health finance issues and other issues.
Colorado Mesa University and the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College have reported, based on a survey of 540 Colorado registered voters conducted in mid-September, that 44 percent of likely Colorado voters intend to vote for Hillary Clinton for president. Only 30 percent said they strongly or somewhat favor Amendment 69.
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.
