Colorado-Rasmussen: Giuliani leads Clinton by 10%, Thompson and Clinton tied

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Hillary has some inherent strengths, and some inherent weaknesses.

Pushing Colorado off the table is one of those weaknesses.

I´m wondering now if the Clinton campaign will actually go for Colorado if these numbers stay this way until early 2008 when she´s the DEM candidate and Rudy the Republican one ...

Why would you spend time in money in Colorado when you could mop up the election in Ohio and Florida?  Hillary's style and politics play far better in places like Florida and Ohio.  She can pour loads of money and spend lots of time here, she still won't clear Kerry's 47%.

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Although the polls in CO usually favor GOPers by 3 or 4 points. This probably means that Thompson is gonna get beat in CO and that Guiliani is going to win by 46-53.

I don't think so!  Fred Thompson isn't even in the race yet, and he's already tied with the already well known Clinton.  In most states Romney and Thompson are running behind Clinton.  The fact that these two unknowns are actually tied with Hillary in Colorado tells me that the GOP should be spending their time on the senate race--not the POTUS race.  The GOP could win Colorado by ten points and still lose the senate race....

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If there is this much talk about one poll that has not been substantiated by anyone else, I can only imagine where we'll be in a few months.  Once again, the lack of understanding wrt Colorado on this forum is breathtakingly amusing.

It IS amusing!  Oh well.  Who am I to burst anyone's bubble.  I leave that to the candidates. 

Colorado is actually not that hot for Rudy.  I don't think he plays well here at all.  His positions on gay rights and gun control will probably be the killer for him.  Rudy leaves Colorado's hefty social conservative base at home and leaves the door open for even Hillary to win by a point or two.

But Rudy won't be the nominee so I'm not getting terribly energized about this poll.  One poll is interesting to look at, but I wouldn't read much from it.  I think Colorado stays red but it won't be 60-40 for Rudy. 

As far as the Senate race, who knows?  Schaffer plays well to Colorado's politics but the national environment may kill him.  It may all come down to how well the GOP POTUS candidate does in bringing downticket races with him....