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Democrats_win

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5. Colorado too.

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:55 PM

Nov 2012

FDR was the last Democratic incumbent to take Colorado (1936). We were really red. The growth in Latino voters since 1996 when CO voted for Bob Dole over Clinton gets the credit.

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When Obama officially wins FL, he'll be the first Dem in 68 years to win it in back-2-back elections [View all] Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 OP

Awesome! Didn't know that. democrattotheend Nov 2012 #1

Looks like it. Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #3

And he did win it! Per the Huffington Post: CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #2

But Karl Rove says budkin Nov 2012 #4

Colorado too. Democrats_win Nov 2012 #5

People don't fully comprehend the importance of what u just wrote boingboinh Nov 2012 #7

I just posted something similar last night. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #8

Kudo's D I. russspeakeasy Nov 2012 #6

haha, thanks! :) Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #13

Also, in case you didn't get it, my "extreme" kudos russspeakeasy Nov 2012 #14

2000, 2004 CuriousAboutPolls Nov 2012 #9

Let history repeat itself then. ffr Nov 2012 #10

You were exactly spot on! CADEMOCRAT7 Nov 2012 #11

Thanks! Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #12