Obama Is Falling Apart In Colorado, And Here's The Number That Proves It

BusinessInsider.com ^ | 8/8/12 | Brett Logiurato

[cotton1706]

Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney has pulled ahead to a rather stunning 5-point lead over President Barack Obama in the swing state of Colorado, according to a new Quinnipiac/CBS/New York Times poll.

The poll comes as Obama heads to Colorado on Wednesday to hold two campaign events. It suggests he has some work to do to convince voters that he should be re-elected.

And the most glaring evidence of that is this damning number: 51 percent of Colorado voters think his economic policies will never improve the economy.

That means there's little hope that Obama will ever turn around the sluggish economy. It's especially concerning in a state where the unemployment rate mirrors the national average at 8.2 percent.

Other poll questions don't show much of an improvement for Obama. Fifty-one percent of voters think that Romney will be better for the economy, compared with 41 that prefer Obama. By a 20-point margin, voters think Romney would more help their personal financial situation.

And 48 percent believe Romney's business experience is a good thing on his resume for the presidency, compared with 42 percent that think it's a bad thing.

The one silver lining: By a 9-point margin, Colorado voters think their state's economy is getting better than worse. But the majority of voters say it is the same.

[RandallFlagg]

I work in Golden. I think of Golden as, “Boulder-Lite.”

Keep an eye on your vehicle with that sticker on it. Wouldn’t put it past the Obamazombies to vandalize it as the election nears.

[erod]

Wow all this coming from a poll that probably over samples dems.