Mitt Romney launches his Colorado presidential campaign in
Fort Lupton. He was last here three
months ago on February 7 when he lost the Republican caucus to Rick
Santorum. Weld County was a Santorum
stronghold and is a voter-rich area for Republicans in the General
Election. Romney is starting by firming
up his base vote.
His first stop was at a gas and oil company. Weld County has become the Saudi Arabia of
Colorado with a sea of oil and gas drilling, all the way to the Wyoming border.
Romney is focusing on the economic issue and gas
prices. He hopes to contrast his pro oil
and gas agenda with what he sees as a vulnerability for President Obama, who
vetoed the Keystone Pipeline, was slow to re-start offshore gas and oil exploration
after the Gulf spill, and in general, has favored renewables over hydrocarbons.
Obama is very sensitive to the gas price issue and has tried
to counter with advertising, claiming Romney is too close to gas and oil
special interests.
The latest USA Today/Gallup swing-states poll claims the
race is a dead heat; Romney 45 percent to Obama 47 percent. It reflects a closing of the race since the
March poll when Romney was in the midst of the attacks from Republican rivals
for the nomination.
Colorado is included in the twelve-state survey: Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
Wisconsin.
The poll also shows Obama voters appear more committed and
more enthusiastic as of early May, but with an anxious electorate, expect
change.
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