{"id":905,"date":"2019-08-01T15:02:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T21:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/?p=905"},"modified":"2019-08-12T14:37:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T20:37:07","slug":"state-of-the-rockies-western-voters-identify-as-outdoor-enthusiasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/2019\/08\/01\/state-of-the-rockies-western-voters-identify-as-outdoor-enthusiasts\/","title":{"rendered":"State Of The Rockies: Western Voters Identify As &#8220;Outdoor Enthusiasts&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/files\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-01-at-2.59.44-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"908\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/2019\/08\/01\/state-of-the-rockies-western-voters-identify-as-outdoor-enthusiasts\/screen-shot-2019-08-01-at-2-59-44-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/files\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-01-at-2.59.44-PM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1558,1188\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2019-08-01 at 2.59.44 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/files\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-01-at-2.59.44-PM-300x229.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/files\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-01-at-2.59.44-PM-1024x781.png\" class=\"wp-image-908 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/files\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-01-at-2.59.44-PM-300x229.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/files\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-01-at-2.59.44-PM-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/files\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-01-at-2.59.44-PM-768x586.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/files\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-01-at-2.59.44-PM-1024x781.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/files\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-01-at-2.59.44-PM.png 1558w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>KRCC<\/p>\n<p>KEUR-FM Online<\/p>\n<p>By Ali Budner<\/p>\n<p>The 2019 State of the Rockies report says 70 percent of western voters identify as &#8220;outdoor enthusiasts.&#8221; The annual bipartisan poll surveys how voters across the Mountain West feel about public lands, water, wildlife, and energy expansion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not just a stereotype about the west,&#8221; said Lori Weigel of New Bridge Strategy, a Republican-leaning opinion research firm that partnered with a Democratic-leaning firm to conduct the poll. &#8220;They are embracing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The State of the Rockies program is based at Colorado College in Colorado Springs and sponsors <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradocollege.edu\/stateoftherockies\/conservationinthewest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.krcc.org\/post\/state-rockies-western-voters-identify-outdoor-enthusiasts\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KRCC KEUR-FM Online By Ali Budner The 2019 State of the Rockies report says 70 percent of western voters identify as &#8220;outdoor enthusiasts.&#8221; The annual bipartisan poll surveys how voters across the Mountain West feel about public lands, water, wildlife, and energy expansion. &#8220;It&#8217;s not just a stereotype about the west,&#8221; 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