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Donald Trump sensing momentum as Colorado polls appear to narrow
Hillary Clinton enduring campaign stumbles as Republicans finally establish
a foothold in Colorado
THORNTON — Sonja Smith on Tuesday knocked on a door in this key election
territory and posed the question facing all voters this year.
Do you want the next president to continue Barack Obama’s policies or do
you want change?
Before the Republican Party volunteer even finished her line, Ken Maestas
had the answer. “No! No! Change direction,” the retired police officer
said with conviction. “I’m all for changing.”
More voters are beginning to agree with Maestas, as evidenced by Donald
Trump’s rising stock in Colorado. The latest polls show the Republican
closing the gap with Hillary Clinton in a state where Democrats felt so
confident that they diverted millions in television advertising to other
battlegrounds.
A Reuters/Ipsos survey released this week gave Trump a narrow edge in a two-
way race, 43 percent to 41 percent — his first lead in Colorado in the 2016
election. It follows two other recent polls showing the presidential race
as a dead heat or within 5 percentage points.
For months, Clinton held a definitive, often double-digit lead in Colorado,
and polling averages still give her the upper hand. But Republicans are
sensing momentum here, and Trump announced Tuesday he will hold a rally
Saturday in Colorado Springs.
Democratic strategist Rick Ridder said the polling trend is a natural
phenomenon in Colorado, where party registration is evenly split and
independents make it a swing state.
“Anybody who thought Hillary Clinton was going to win the state of Colorado
by double digits was dreaming,” said Ridder, a veteran of six presidential
campaigns. “The history in Colorado shows that it is difficult for a
Democrat or a Republican to get over 50 percent of the vote.”
The new polling numbers, he said, set the stage for the final two months in
the 2016 election. “The question,” he said, “is this: Has Hillary or
Trump given people a reason to go out and vote and to what levels and depth
does it reach?” |
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