Presidential Polls 2012: Latest CNN Poll Puts Obama Ahead Of Romney In Colorado
A new survey released late Thursday, before the president made his campaign stop in Boulder, Colo., indicated that President Barack Obama has a two point lead over Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
The race for the Centennial States' nine electoral votes is tight, and a CNN/ROC international poll showed that 50 percent of likely voters in Colorado are behind the president and 48 percent are behind the former Massachusetts governor.
The polls also came in just two hours after Republican Paul Ryan held his rally in Greeley, Colo.
John King, CNN chief national correspondent who was reporting live from Colorado, said, "If you don't know why President Obama and Paul Ryan are here today and Mitt Romney is coming Saturday, now you know why."
According to CNN, the results of the survey are very similar to an American Research Group poll that was conducted last week, which placed Romney at 48 percent and Obama at 47 percent.
Another survey result by an NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll taken last week indicated that the race was tied up at 48 percent for both candidates.
A gender gap for the candidates has Romney ahead among men by 10 points and Obama winning among women by 13 points. The CNN poll also showed that voters who made more than $50,000 in income last year are tied at 49 percent support for both candidates.
"But the key may be the split between the Denver areas with the rest of Colorado, with the suburbs throughout the state likely to determine the winner," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
According to the survey, Romney is loosing by two points to Obama in the two big urban Democratic strongholds of Denver and Boulder. Although Obama's support dropped in those areas, he still holds a 53 percent to 45 percent margin over Romney.
"But the GOP challenger appears to do better in many Front Range suburbs around cities like Fort Collins and Colorado Springs," said Holland. "Combine those Front Range communities with the rural east and west and Romney has a 55 percent to 43 percent lead once you get beyond the greater Denver area."
The fight for independent voters is crucial at this stage in the game, as the poll also indicates that the president has a 49 percent to 47 percent edge.
