The GOP has the lead among early voters in battleground state Colorado, the Denver Post reported Monday.
According to numbers released Monday morning, registered Republicans cast 652,380 ballots so far, about 7,000 more than those cast by Democrats. When the votes are rendered into percentages, a little over 35 percent were submitted by Republicans, 34.8 percent by Democrats, and 28.5 percent were unaffiliated. Democrats initially held the lead Thursday, but GOP voters dominated by Friday, the report said.
The paper said that doesn’t necessarily imply that each voter is supporting their party’s nominee, but said early voting patterns are often viewed as signs of the success or failure of get-out-the-vote efforts. Clinton has maintained more support than her opponent Donald Trump in Colorado, but recent polls suggest that the race in the blue-leaning state is tightening. The Democratic presidential nominee made 3 stops during her campaign, while Trump made 12 to boost turnout in the purple state.
Both campaigns are buying up advertising time in Colorado as they try to focus on winning over voters in the state in their last days. CNN reported Sunday the Republican National Committee recently invested $2.9 million in five critical states, including Colorado, and the Clinton camp has responded by airing ads for the first time since late July to secure their candidate’s lead.
