Colorado Could Make It All

Former Colorado Governor Bill Owens (R), predicts that whoever wins the battleground state of Colorado will inevitably win the whole election. That's a lot of pressure to be riding on one state and possibly the reason why both candidates continue to target their focus on the state.

Obama visited Colorado on Monday bringing his message on the economy and supporting the middle class to his supporters. He stressed the importance of Congress getting the job done during his speech at Mountain Range High. The Colorado Daily quotes Obama as saying, " 'It's an outrage that we're in this mess. We're here to make sure that it never happens again,' he said. 'This crisis is direct result of a philosophy that the people who've been running Washington for the last eight years have been following for decades. A philosophy that says, we should give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else, a philosophy that says, even common-sense regulations are always unnecessary, always unwise.' "

Obama was supported by many Democratic party members from Colorado including, Governor Bill Ritter and 2nd-Congressional District seat hopeful Jared Polis. Thousands of avid supports packed into the high school to hear Obama and his fellow party members speak on the most pressing issues if the campaign. " 'Colorado families cannot afford four more years of the same Bush policies,' said Jared Polis. 'The economic policies of the Bush administration have devastated both Wall Street and Main Street. Barack Obama has a specific plan... he'll provide a tax cut for working families with small businesses,' " (The Colorado Daily).

This visit from Obama will be followed by visits from McCain and Palin today and tomorrow. It will be interesting to see the strategies they use to rebut Obama's campaign in favor of their own ticket.