The President leads Romney 49 percent to 44 percent as unaffiliated voters swing to the incumbent.
DENVER _ President Barack Obama leads Gov. Mitt Romney 49 percent to 44 percent in the first survey of likely Colorado voters since the party conventions.
Obama’s five-point lead is due largely to growing support among the key demographic of unaffiliated voters, according to the second survey in a series of live-interview tracking polls released by Keating Research, Inc., Onsight Public Affairs and Project New America leading up to the November election.
“The fact that the race for Colorado is still very close may be the only good news for Mitt Romney coming out of the conventions,” said Mike Melanson, senior partner at OnSight Public Affairs. “Romney needed to improve his likability, but it appears Coloradans find him less likable than they did before the convention. Meanwhile, Obama has made significant gains among unaffiliated voters and maintained a solid lead among women.”
A poll conducted August 21-22 showed Obama with a four-point lead over Romney, 48 percent to 44 percent. Since that poll, Obama has added nine points to his advantage among unaffiliated voters, improving from a 50 percent to 36 percent margin in August to a 55-32 percent advantage in the latest survey.
A majority of Colorado voters, 51 percent, are now favorable toward Obama compared to 47 percent favorable toward Romney. Obama improved his standing with unaffiliated voters by four points, from 52 percent favorable and 43 percent unfavorable in August to a 55-42 split after the convention. But just 37 percent of unaffiliated voters view Romney favorably, while 59 percent say they have an unfavorable view of him. In August, the GOP challenger’s favorability split was 40 percent favorable, 56 percent unfavorable among unaffiliated voters.
“President Obama’s numbers are up among unaffiliated voters suggesting that the Democratic convention helped him connect with Colorado’s critical voting block,” said Jill Hanauer, CEO of Project New America. “The favorability gap between the President and Romney represent a key advantage going forward.”
Overall, Coloradans are paying attention to the race, with 56 percent of those polled saying they watched some or all of both candidates speeches. And regardless of whom they favor, voters are nearly twice as likely to predict a victory for Obama. Only 27 percent of those polled said Romney would win in November, compared to 52 percent predicting Obama. Obama also leads Romney by 10 points – 52 percent to 42 percent in the two suburban counties, Arapahoe and Jefferson, that are considered key indicators to winning in Colorado.
The candidates remain virtually tied among men – 46 percent for Obama and 45 percent for Romney – while women favor Obama 51 percent to 43 percent. Among whites, the candidates are tied at 46 percent, but 67 percent of Hispanics favor Obama.
The poll is based on 503 live telephone interviews with likely voters across Colorado on Monday and Tuesday of this week. For this sample of 503 interviews, the worst-case margin of error at the 95% level is plus or minus 4.4 percent. Respondents were chosen at random from a list of voters with phone numbers, including cell phones.
Ed Perlmutter reached a landmark 500 miles traveled in his campaign walks around neighborhoods in the 7th Congressional District. According to a recent campaign email:
Walking 500 miles would take you all the way across the state of Colorado, and then some. You could stroll from Thornton to Lakewood and back again more than 20 times. It takes you about a quarter of the way to the Washington Monument from Golden! 500 miles also gets you hundreds of face-to-face conversations with real people, listening to their concerns about topics ranging from jobs and the national budget, to national security, Medicare, education, and much more.
During the 1,112,285 steps I’ve taken while out walking in the 7th Congressional District since the beginning of this year, I’ve talked to veterans and military families, parents worried about their kids’ futures, small business owners, retired folks who want to make sure they’ll have access to medical treatment, and scores of hardworking people who want the chance to achieve the American Dream in a country that represents their values.
Watch Ed Perlmutter's new "Walking" video
The campaign has already released two new videos: a montage of some of Ed’s supporters, talking about what his walking — and his good work in Congress — means to them. The campaign also went on air today with a powerful new campaign ad, telling the story of how Ed was able to provide critical support for a military family in need.
With the USA Pro Cycling Challenge time trial on Sunday in Denver, the nation’s premier professional cycling event came to a close. Event organizers, local officials, and fans alike had rave reviews for the race.
The second go-round for the USA Pro Challenge is officially over, and what a treat it was to have had the world-class cycling event in our backyard for a second time.
Enthusiasm for the event was most evident in the number of spectators who lined the route up Flagstaff Mountain on Saturday. Some in the sport believe the stage that started in Golden and ended in Boulder drew the largest crowd for a single day of pro cycling in U.S. history (official estimates won’t be available for several weeks)…
[Sunday’s time trial] capped a week of great racing that brought spectators to a dozen towns — and to spots alongside the roads that link them — across the state.
Obama leads Colorado in first poll since Romney announced Ryan pick
Live interview survey shows Obama has significant advantage among women and unaffiliated voters.
DENVER _ President Barack Obama holds a four-point lead over GOP challenger Mitt Romney in the first poll of Colorado voters since U.S Rep. Paul Ryan joined the Romney ticket.
There is no doubt that the Presidential race in Colorado will depend on voter turnout.
“Clearly, Romney’s choice of Ryan as his running mate has not provided an impact on the Presidential race in Colorado,” said Chris Keating, who is regarded as one of the most accurate pollsters in the West. “But this is a close race that remains just within the margin of error. There is no doubt that the Presidential race in Colorado will depend on voter turnout.”
Obama’s advantage in Colorado is due largely to a strong showing among women and Hispanic voters. The President leads Romney 51 percent to 41 percent among women, and that lead balloons to 15 points among younger women. And Hispanic voters break more than two to one for Obama with 65 percent favoring the President while just 32 percent favor Romney.
Romney claimed an advantage among Colorado men with 48 percent to Obama’s 45 percent. He maintains a one-point lead among whites with 47 percent.
Both candidates have successfully solidified their bases with 90 percent of Democrats favoring Obama and 87 percent of Republicans favoring Romney. But Obama is currently winning key unaffiliated voters with 50 percent favoring him compared to 36 percent favoring Romney.
“As we saw in the 2008 Presidential race, unaffiliated voters in Colorado are often the deciding factor in close races because they represent nearly one-third of voters statewide,” Keating said.
The poll is based on 500 live telephone interviews conducted August 21-22 among likely November 2012 voters in Colorado. For this sample of 500 interviews, the worst case margin of error at the 95% level is plus or minus 4.4 percent. Respondents were chosen at random from a list of voters with phone numbers, including cell phones.
You’ve got be be among the best athletes in the world to overcome the mountain terrain throughout Colorado’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge, and Team Type 1 fits the bill.
But as if racing across the Rockies by itself isn’t challenging enough, Team Type 1 racers manage to balance not just the race, but also their own diabetes, and doing their part to educate people with diabetes about living – in fact, thriving – with the disease.
Team Type 1 was organized by two competitive, diabetic riders and now competes all over the world, working with the community as they go.
OnSight has been working with local media to draw attention to TT1 as the riders trained in Boulder, and has been working with a local youth diabetes group in advance of the Pro Cycling Challenge.
