With the 2012 results, are VA/CO slowly becoming D leans and not 50/50?

[sg0508]

Obviously, it comes down to yet again, the "demographic" problem for the Republicans as the more democratic areas of both states are growing far, far faster than republican areas.  Colorado Springs remains red, but Denver is blue as are the suburbs and southern CO keeps growing.  Since Bush carried the state in 2004, the GOP hasn't won a statewide race there (I believe), unless for a race below the Governor's mansion.  Even in 2010, outside of winning two house seats, the Republicans were shutout here.

In the Old Dominion, the DC suburbs have exploded and even with a weaker platform nationally in 2012, the president won the state going away with the final count; VA's economy seems slightly stronger and yet again, the bluish areas are growing far more quickly.  The democratic machine keeps pumping out moderate democrats, which fit the state well and they keep winning.  VA Beach is slowing changing in the southeast too, more good news for democrats.

Is it time to basically say that these states at least "lean" democratic at the presidential level if not strongholds going forward?

[sg0508]

Add to the Old Dominion argument, every time now the GOP puts up one of its ole conservative candidates (i.e. Kilgore, Allen, etc) against the moderate democratic machine, they lose.  That being said, Bob McDonnell seems to oppose that trend, although with gun control laws, he is somewhat more progressive concerning who should have guns and who shouldn't.

[sg0508]

Concerning CO, if the GOP couldn't win a statewide race two years ago in a very strong GOP year with weak turnout (as expected), then the party in-state has big, big issues.