31 January 2007  Kos on Colorado  New Gallup poll numbers were
released on party identification. The left column shows the
percentage of those surveyed who identify as Democrats or lean
Democratic, the right column shows those who identify as
Republicans or lean Republican. The middle shows those who don't
lean towards either party. The blockquote below shows the eight
most Republican leaning states in the Union. Colorado is the
least strongly Democratic of the Democratic party leaning
states.  Here is what kos has to say about the numbers:  CO 47 7
46 MS 44 7 49 SD 41 11 48 SC 44 6 50 TX 42 8 50 NE 37 9 55 ID 35
11 54 UT 33 6 62  Seeing Colorado so far down on the list, I'm
even more impressed at the Democratic performance the past two
cycles. There's a reason Colorado got a serious look at in
Crashing the Gate -- it's exhibit A of how a unified progressive
movement can dramatically transform a state. Compare it to far
more Democratic states, and it's no contest. Colorado may very
well sport the most organiz