[Reagan Man]

Colorado can be broken down along certain voting constituencies. Those Democrats aligned with the liberal bastions of Denver/Boulder; Republican voters in the highly conservative enclave of El Paso County/Colorado Springs; the independent voters of Douglas and Jefferson Counties; and the independent conservative minded voter in the rural areas of the state.

Whats happened in recent years, is the State GOP has been alseep at the wheel. They've offered up weak candidates for office -— Beauprez, Coors, Walcher are three perfect examples of bad choices. While at the same time, the Democrats have been very aggressive in going after the many independent voters throughout the state. Holding the DNC in Denver was a master stroke in the way of political propaganda for all the Democratic Party candidates. Including Obama at the top of the ticket.

In the last 40 years, Colorado has voted for a Democrat for President once. That was 1992 and that was for Clinton. When its all over, I believe Colorado will choose McCain-Palin this time around. With El Paso County leading the way.

[Clintonfatigued]

The rural areas of Colorado are very different. The Western Slope is independent, mostly conservative, but not reliably Republican. The Eastern Plains are more reliably Republican, but subject to what are known as Farm Rebellions.

IMHO, the Loveland/Fort Collins/Greeley areas are the key.