By Mark Hillman | Commentary, MarkHillman.com
If you’re 40 or older, today’s Colorado is very different politically than the state where you grew up – assuming you grew up here.
Except for Lyndon Johnson’s landslide win over Barry Goldwater in 1964, no Democrat won more than 45% in Colorado between 1952 and 2000.
When Bill Clinton won Colorado in 1992 (with 40% in a three-way race), we became a “swing state” in presidential races through 2008. Three of those elections were decided by less than 5%.
Republicans’ most decisive win in that era was George W. Bush by 8.4% in 2000. Ranked by margin of victory, Colorado was then 19th most-Republican state, darker red than Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee, Florida or Iowa.
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