What's this? Opposing comprehensive immigration reform is NOT a poison pill for Republicans? Who knew?

By Rob Janicki

If you've been listening to the MSM and all the liberal Hispanic talking heads, you would think that any Republican candidate that opposed comprehensive immigration reform would be DOA at the ballot box on November 4th, the midterm congressional elections.  Instead, witness the polling results for Republican Congressman Cory Gardner running against liberal Democrat Senator Mark Udall for Udall's Colorado senate seat.

Opposing comprehensive immigration reform was supposed to spell doom for Republicans like Colorado's Rep. Cory Gardner because of the nation's growing Hispanic population, but that isn't proving to be the case.

Recent polls have given Gardner a consistent lead in his effort to oust incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Udall. His lead has grown, despite regularly being hammered by Democrats for opposing immigration reform. 

Looking at the latest numbers indicates that Gardner has not only come from behind, but has pulled ahead of Udall by a substantial margin.

Gardner leads Udall among Hispanic voters, 49 to 35 percent, according to a little-noticed breakdown in a recent Denver Post poll. A month ago, Udall had a narrow 48-46 percent lead with that demographic group. 

What is really amazing is that Gardner has managed to get the endorsement of the Denver Post, never to be confused with a conservative newspaper.

In its endorsement of Gardner, the Denver Post was lukewarm in its praise but nevertheless said it was time for Udall to step down. It scolded Udall for devoting a "shocking amount of energy and money trying to convince voters that Gardner seeks to outlaw birth control despite the congressman's call for over-the-counter sales of contraceptives ... His obnoxious one-issue campaign is an insult to those he seeks to convince."