2012 (my guess)
If the GOP cannot get Jefferson county, Broomfield county, or Arapahoe county, then it’s probably a lost cause.
With President Obama winning re-election in 2012, make the following county changes:
• Flip some of your R’s to the D’s: Larimer (Fort Collins) and Jefferson (Golden); as well as Las Animas (Trinidad), Ouray (Ouray), Huerfanao (Walsenburg), San Juan (Silverton), Routt (Steamboat Springs), and LaPlata (Durango)
• 2008 R to 2012 D Pickups: Garfield (Glenwood Springs) and Chaffee (Salida)
• ^ 60% D: Routt; along with Gilpin (Central City), Gunnison (Gunnison), Clear Creek (Georgetown), Saguache (Saguache), Summit (Breckinridge), Lake (Leadville), Eagle (Eagle) and, of course, Pueblo (Pueblo)
At this point, I’d figure on Obama getting re-elected nationally with a margin around 10.50% over his Republican opponent. With Colo., he’d carry the rising bellwether beween 12.00% and 12.49%.
'With President Obama winning re-election in 2012, make the following county changes'
You have that wrong because you don't know if he's going to get reelected. Don't assume Colorado is going Democrat automatically in 2012. What if Obama decides to get the police to arrest Tea Party Members for disagreeing with him for no apparent reason? (It's over exaggerating)
What boggles my mind is some of you 'assume' he's going to win no matter what happens to the US.
I think the question is whether it's likely Obama is going to win re-election. Though I will admit his chances of getting a 10%+ margin is much lower than his chances of re-election.
^^^^
This.
Especially considering the extreme possibility that he would have to win the election in order to win the popular vote by 10% (barring extreme voter fraud).