Colorado leans towards Bush but if Kerry begins to take off in the polls, it will be one of the first states to tip towards Kerry. The GOP has benefited strongly here from newcomers arriving from California and other Western states that tend to vote more conservative, however, larger cities like Denver vote solidly Democratic. Like most high immigration state, the political climate is in constant flux. During the 1990's, it was a swing state, but Bush won it by about 8 percentage points last time around. Kerry probably won't win here if the polls remain consistent, but they also suggest that he isn't very far behind here. If he begins to pick up support in the West, this will become a swing state. Colorado is actually Kerry's birth-state, so it might help there a little maybe.
