WINNING HAS ITS PRIVILEGES: DENVER POLL BOOSTS BRONCOS

          A Monday night KUSA-TV poll "continues to gain momentum
     and scored its biggest support" for building the Broncos a
     new stadium by extending the sales tax used to build Coors
     Field, according to Jim Kirksey of the DENVER POST.  The
     poll surveyed 500 Denver residents, and 61% said "yes" to
     the tax, up from 55% earlier this month.  Last August, the
     poll showed only 47% supported the measure.  In the current
     poll, 34% said "no" to the tax extension.  The margin of
     error was +/- 4.5% (DENVER POST, 1/27).  The CO legislature
     "is expected to take up a bill that would permit the stadium
     vote in May rather than November, a move that may prompt
     opponents to challenge it as a violation of Amendment 1 --
     which requires tax votes to be taken at general elections." 
     The Broncos want the vote soon because the estimated cost of
     the stadium "continues to rise" (ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 1/27).