Democratic strategist : ` ` We are , I believe , at ground zero in the presidential election '' President Barack Obama will need the support of Latinos and suburban women to win Colorado . GOP candidate Mitt Romney will need support from the state 's white evangelicals to win it . Bill Clinton won Colorado in 1992 , but lost it in 1996 . `` Before the concept of red and blue , before the concept of purple , you remember they called Colorado a ticket splitter state , '' Stratton said in a coffee shop interview across the street from his Denver office . George W. Bush won it twice ; Obama won it in 2008 .
Democratic strategist : ` ` We are , I believe , at ground zero in the presidential election '' President Barack Obama will need the support of Latinos and suburban women to win Colorado . GOP candidate Mitt Romney will need support from the state 's white evangelicals to win it . Bill Clinton won Colorado in 1992 , but lost it in 1996 . George W. Bush won it twice ; Obama won it in 2008 .