July 22, 2008 - 5:19pm
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Rasmussen: Obama has slight edge in Colorado

By Daniel Trudeau

The results of a survey released Tuesday by polling firm Rasmussen Reports showed U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) with a slight lead over U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the race for Colorado's presidential endorsement.

The poll showed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Obama with 49 percent support, while his Republican counterpart McCain garnered 42 percent. The 4.5-point margin of error suggested the race could be tighter than the numbers indicate, however, and with so-called leaners included, Obama's lead shrank to three percentage points.

The results come one day after polling firm Zogby International released even closer poll results. Zogby gave Obama a two-point lead, well within the 3.6-point margin of error.

A Rasmussen poll in June showed Obama with a 43-41 lead over McCain; in May it was 48-42 for Obama.

A Democratic victroy in Colorado would be historic. The state has gone to the Democrats just once in the last 40 years, when Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush in 1992.

 

DANIEL TRUDEAU can be reached via email at daniel.trudeau@politicker.com.
Related topics: John McCain, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Rasmusseun Reports, Zogby International
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