CO/IA/VA-Quinnipiac: Hillary quite weak, as Paul runs best against her

[Former Democrat]

VA was a red state till 2006
but more and more DC people moving to VA changed it to a purple and trending slightly blue
but still winnable as the mid-terms in 2014 showed
in 2008 and 2012 it was -like OH - presenting the national numbers

IA is trending red more and more

CO is  a purple with conservatives Indy voters it depends on the canddate

[Former Democrat]

Historical precedent shows how hard it is for a Democrat president to be elected in an open election after 8 years of a prior Democrat president. Hillary has to overcome this. On top of that, Obama fatigue will be intense by 2016. Hillary has to overcome this. Additionally, Hillary brings her own truck full of baggage to the race, and she has to overcome that. She also will be 69, but looks more like 79, and has the appearance of someone you might be more apt to find slumped over in a wheelchair in the hallway of a nursing home than someone running for president. She has to overcome this too.