Colorado Ballot Initiative

While Florida was the bugbear of the 2000 battle for the Presidency, this year it may very well be Colorado. Thanks to a ballot initiative being largely run by a group of Colorado Democrats, led by political consultant Rick Ridder, Colorado could find itself splitting it's 9 electoral votes between President Bush and Senator Kerry. In a race expected to be this close, that could be a crucial change. For more on the Colorado Initiative, click here.

UPDATE: A poll conducted by Denver based pollster Floyd Ciruli and conducted from September 14-September 18 found 51% pro, 31% against, and 18% undecided. According to an MSNBC article on the poll, Ciruli thinks this means the initiative is in trouble. I disagree; if there is even marginal support for this among Republicans, I think it will pass. I'll post any more polling data that I find on this subject.