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Interested Parties Project New America and USAction October 30, 2012 New Statewide Poll in Colorado: Still a Three-point Race

A statewide survey of 500 likely voters in Colorado was conducted by Grove Insight October 28-29 using professional interviewers. Quotas were set to ensure calling into cell phone only households. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.4 percentage points at the 95% level of confidence. Presidential Vote Colorado

President Obama Leads in Colorado

Barack Obama continues to lead Mitt Romney by three points in Colorado, garnering 48% of the vote to Romneys 45%. While still evident, the gender gap is less pronounced here with women (49% to 44%) giving a higher percentage to the President than men (47% to 46%). There is a reason why this race is close and why Obama has a slight edge. Coloradans give the

80% 60% 40% 20% 0%

+3 48% 45%

1%
Obama 43% Lean Obama 5% Other

6%
Undecided

Romney 43% President slightly more credit for possessing the Lean Romney 2% steadiness and judgment to be Commander-inChief. He also holds just a one-point advantage for working to re-build the middle class economy. The candidates are tied when it comes to the descriptive phrase, you cant really believe what he says.

Who does it better describe Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney? [Names rotated] Obama Romney

Has the steadiness and judgment to be Commander-in-Chief Will work to re-build the middle class economy You cant really believe what he says

45 44 39

42 43 39

Demographic comparisons between this Grove Insight poll, the voterfile and other recent public surveys conducted in Colorado
Grove Insight Poll October 28-29 The actual voter file American Research Group October 25-28 PPP Poll October 23-25

Voters under age 30 Voters age 30-49 Voters over age 50 White voters Hispanic Women Men Self IDd Republican Self IDd independent Self IDd Democrat Registered Republican Registered Independent Registered Democrat

16 33 50 82 10 52 48 32 32 35
32 34 34

20 37 43 83 9 52 48 NA NA NA
31 36 33

59 41 83 14 52 48 35 32 33
NA NA NA

14 NA NA 77 14 50 50 36 26 37
NA NA NA

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