Obama Wins Colorado
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack, ColoradoRocky Mountain News calls it.
9 electoral votes go to Obama.
It’s so over it hurts.
Rocky Mountain News calls it.
9 electoral votes go to Obama.
It’s so over it hurts.
And actually, just to give you a preview of my election night prediction…this is pretty close to what I’m thinking.
First, the Obama leads…
Florida: Obama +2
Obama: 47%
McCain: 45%
Virginia: Obama +3
Obama: 47%
McCain: 44%
Pennsylvania: Obama +4
Obama: 47%
McCain: 43%
Nevada: Obama +4
Obama: 47%
McCain: 43%
Colorado Obama +5
Obama: 49%
McCain: 44%
And then, the McCain leads…
Missouri: McCain +1
McCain: 47%
Obama: 46%
Ohio: McCain +2
McCain: 47%
Obama: 45%
North [...]
The poll of polls reveals Obama holding steady.
Colorado…
CNN’s new Colorado Poll of Polls shows Obama leading McCain by 6 points 51% to 45%; The last Colorado Poll of Polls –- released Saturday –- showed Obama leading McCain by 7 points.
Florida…
An average of polls conducted in battleground Florida, shows Obama leading McCain by 4 points, 49% [...]
The big news here is that Colorado is really starting to turn blue, and nearly every news organization has changed it to lean Obama.
Because while wins in Georgia and Missouri would be nice, Obama doesn’t need them. But he does need wins in Colorado, Virginia and Nevada if he doesn’t want to worry about Ohio, [...]
Good signs on the state level (.pdf), even if Obama’s numbers are slipping a bit nationally in the past couple days.
Colorado: Obama +9
Obama: 50%
McCain: 41%
Florida: Obama + 2
Obama: 45%
McCain: 43%
Nevada: Obama +12
Obama: 52%
McCain: 40%
New Hampshire: Obama +18
Obama: 55%
McCain: 37%
North Carolina: Obama +2
Obama: 48%
McCain: 46%
Ohio: Obama +7
Obama: 48%
McCain: 41%
Pennsylvania: Obama +12
Obama: 52%
McCain: 40%
Virginia: Obama + 7
Obama: [...]
And you know if they’re cutting ad spending, they’re most likely conceding those states to the Obama camp.
Here’s more from The Caucus…
While station managers in the affected states said they were not ruling out the possibility that Mr. McCain would pump money back in before election day, on Nov. 4, the move represents a stark [...]
I’ll let the numbers speak for themselves…
Colorado
Obama: 51
McCain: 45
Florida
Obama: 52
McCain: 45
Missouri
Obama: 50
McCain: 47
Ohio
McCain: 48
Obama: 47
Virginia
Obama: 50
McCain: 48
McCain - 46
Obama - 44
On June 26th, Obama was up 49 to 44, so this represents a 7 point net gain for McCain.
Some demo info…
Obama leads 50 - 39 percent among women.
Men back McCain 55 - 37 percent.
White voters back McCain 51 - 41 percent.
Hispanic voters go with Obama 57 - 29 percent.
Obama leads [...]
Obama - 47%
McCain - 43%
Some details…
McCain leads by 1% among Whites…
Obama leads by 24% among Hispanics…
McCain’s advantage among Republicans is 84/11…
Obama’s advantage among Democrats is 77/15…
Obama leads by 20% among Independents…
Also of note, Real Clear Politics shows that Obama has lead in every Colorado poll taken this political season, but he’s still only up by [...]
Obama - 49%
McCain - 44%
Some details…
Obama leads 53 - 39 percent among Colorado women likely voters, while men back McCain 50 - 45 percent.
White voters split with 47 percent for McCain and 46 percent for Obama as Hispanic voters go Democratic 62 - 36 percent.
Obama leads 53 - 45 percent with voters 18 [...]
Obama - 43%
McCain - 41%
3rd Party - 8%
Undc’d - 7%
This is actually bad news for Obama, because he dropped 5 points since last month, while McCain only lost one. So this is a net 4 point pickup for the Arizona senator, and a sign that Obama could have a problem holding onto any post-convention bounce [...]
Sorry, I couldn’t resist that picture.
He’s +4 today over Hillary.
First, former Colorado governor and DNC chairman Roy Romer:
Roy Romer, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and former governor of Colorado, said Tuesday that he is supporting Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., for president. In announcing his decision, Romer urged other superdelegates to do the [...]
A good win for him since this is such a swing state.
Plus, he’s winning BIG.