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Obama’s Momentum Reflected in New Colorado Poll

By Matthew Frank, 10-06-08

A new poll released Monday by Rasmussen Reports has Barack Obama up 6 points over John McCain in Colorado, 51 percent to 45 percent, up from Obama’s one-point lead a week ago and McCain’s two-point lead two weeks ago.

From Rasmussen:

82% of Colorado voters are now certain who they will vote for, up four points from a week ago. 18% say they may still change their minds, including one-third of unaffiliated voters in the state.

For Obama the findings are good news since moving Colorado to the Democratic column is considered critical to his winning the White House. A classic swing state, Colorado went for George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004 and GOP nominee Bob Dole in 1996 after supporting Democrat Bill Clinton four years earlier.

Nationally, Obama has opened a steady lead over McCain in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll and Electoral College projections. Colorado is one of several battleground states where Obama has gained ground in this week’s round of Fox News/Rasmussen Reports surveys.

Click here for more poll details, and here for trend lines from pollster.com.

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