Funny, because I always thought CO would go off the deep end for Democrats and be noncompetitive by 2020, while VA would remain a close D+1 affair for a few more cycles.
It is worth noting that Obama underpolled here both times by almost as much as he did in NV. Plenty of final 2012 polls had Romney tied or leading. Also, Hickenlooper beat his polls both times, particularly in 2010 when it looked like he was in an MOE race. While Gardner lost, he was expected to lose by more than he did. All things considered, a Dem should be fairly happy with a bare bones lead in CO in this era.
Trump is an awful candidate for VA and Hillary is not as bad in VA as elsewhere. Still VA moving left for sure.
Maybe Hillary's a bad fit in CO, I'm not sure, frankly.
