Montana is great news, but it doesn't mean anything nationally as I doubt Montana turns into a swing state in 2008.
Colorado is a different story, I think this will be a Dem leaning swing state by 2008.
I doubt it. More like a Republican-leaning swing state.
Colo. was only 2 points from the national average, so it should definitely be targeted in 2008.
On the other hand, perhaps Kerry got a bounce from having been born there.
I do not think so. I simply think it was a gradual drift. States do not move with the national average. So, I believe that even in an event election, Colorado would be about where it was today, but a bit (maybe 1-2% more) pro-Kerry at most.