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...close enough that any of the three Democratic candidates could win, though Fitz-Gerald may have an organizing advantage, given her two decades in state politics, and Shafroth is considered an underdog in the campaign's waning days. "The deciding factor will be whether $5 million is enough to swing the district," says Loevy. He says Polis' sexual orientation is unlikely to influence the race's outcome. "There aren't many anti-gay votes to be found in this election...
...While they may raise turnout in core constituencies on both sides of national politics, the ballot initiatives may not in themselves swing Colorado's electoral vote. Says Brad Jones, managing editor of the political blog Facethestate.org, "Did George Bush carry Colorado [in 2004] because of voter initiatives? Probably...
...Florida, four years later it was Ohio - could the decisive swing state in the 2008 presidential election be Colorado? Recent polls indicate that the question of whether the Centennial State's nine electoral college votes will go to Barack Obama or John McCain is too close to call. The state has become increasingly competitive over the past decade: President George W. Bush carried it by 9% in 2000, but four years later John Kerry slashed that margin almost in half...
...risk-taking, he seeks control. It's a whole new McCain. "We're going to drill here, and we're going to drill now," he exhorted the crowd at Sturgis, referring to his latest crusade to expand domestic oil production, an issue that polls well for McCain in key swing states. "My opponent doesn't want to drill ... He wants to inflate your tires...
...litist. It is also a strategy that Hillary Clinton employed in the primaries against Obama by arguing that the Illinois Senator wasn't ready to fight the hard fight for working Americans. Clinton beat Obama in most of the last 13 primary contests, including wins in several industrial swing states that could decide the November election. The McCain campaign hopes Obama, who holds a stable but slim lead in national polls, does not realize the danger he is in. "It's the oldest cautionary tale in literature," says a McCain adviser with a smile. "Hubris...