Now that a third of the state's residents are named "Sanchez" when do you expect that to happen? Colorado's lost.I can see *that* from 2000 miles away.
According to the last census, ethnic Mexicans are only about 21% in Colorado.
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08000.html
Compare that to New Mexico, where ethnic Mexicans are now the majority-minority, at 46.7% (40% white, 10% Indian). Yet their governor, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state are Republican, despite their senate being 66% Democrat and their House being 54% Democrat.
Importantly, in the last few years, their legislature has become *more* Republican.