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Colorado: Romney 50% Obama 46%. The writing is on the wall?

Polling data shows Colorado is going back to red. Will Colorado do a repeat of 2004? Data shows Obama is losing ground in a state he easily won in 2008.

Source: Rasmussen Reports for October 22,2012.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/pol...

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  • 9 years ago
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    Colorado over the last 30 years has been determined to be a good representation of how the general election will go, as it isn't overly liberal or overly conservative. The distribution is about equal to the national distribution of democrats vs republicans vs all others, so the way Colorado swings has been pretty representative. Colorado has traditionally been more of a Republican state (we cling to our guns here, Mr. President), but it has switched occasionally. 8 out of the last 10 elections, Colorado has voted with the winning candidate. The only exceptions were 1996 when Clinton won Re-election and 1976 when Jimmy Carter beat Gerald Ford. Going back further, you have to go clear back to 1960 to find another time where Colorado went to the losing candidate. Ironic that Colorado voted against Kennedy...

    Ultimately, in 52 years of elections, spanning 13 elections, 10 different presidents, Colorado has only picked the loser 3 times...though "loser" is a loosely defined term here, because 2 of those 3 were voting against Carter (2nd worst president of all time) and Clinton (another awful president)...So they were really picking the better person at the time, just nobody knew that until afterwards.

    Rasmussen has also correctly picked the winner of the last 30 years of elections, as has the liberal college the University of Colorado at Boulder, who is predicting a landslide victory for Romney.

  • ?
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    5 years ago

    they're the two knowledgeable guesses, some have the race even tighter, however the popular vote is barely component to the tale, the electoral vote projections supply the sting to Obama, submit to in techniques, you could win the popular vote and lose the election while it comprises President. It has even occurred that way these days.

  • 9 years ago

    Obama has become embarrassing. Like a child on the playground he is trying to win an argument by resorting to name calling. With a failed foreign policy, that was his only success and he has now turned into a mud slinging child.

    Now his minions are all over the Internet trolling and calling Governor Romney names.

    Romney will save America by cutting taxes and getting America back to work. By drilling for oil and getting gas prices cheaper. By opening the coal mines where we get our coal that gives us cheap electricity. He will allow the keystone pipeline. All these things will add 12 Million jobs in the next 4 years.

    Obama's tactics and the trolls he has on here is to vilify Romney are getting more desperate because Romney is up by 7% in the polls and pulling away.

    Romney up 7% in Gallup poll. Is Obama an embarrassment to you?

  • 9 years ago

    After tonite California, Or, Nevada, and Ohio will wise up and give the loveable, golf luvin' Prez his real dream; retire to his beloved golf courses, where he can waste his own time the rest of his life.Barrack the Jock will get to his real passion: Sports/ golf/ BB and retire from his hobby of politics and deceiving Americans.

    Source(s): Obama's 100+rounds of Golf = 4 mos. strait golfing time while on his watch "Fighting hard for the American people... no wonder these guys scoff and laf/gaffe their way in front of Americans that are desperate. Big jokesters, interrupters, we're happy to give them the right foot of fellowship to their green pastures.
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  • 9 years ago

    Not really. One bad debate performance let Romney get back into contention. A bad one one tonight for Romney could knock him back out. Foreign affairs isn't Romney's strong suit. If he gets pressed, he could look overly aggressive and unpresidential.

  • 9 years ago

    They're polls.

  • shauna
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    I hope so.

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