A new report from The Denver Post, has revealed that a super deep-blue state’s early voting figures show that there is a very thin gap between the two major parties as we barrel toward election day on November 5. This most definitely not what the Democratic Party wants to hear right now, especially as their fears continue to grow that Vice President Kamala Harris is going to blow her chance at being the first female commander-in-chief in the history of the United States.
The officials numbers as revealed by the Colorado Secretary of State show that Democrats are only ahead of Republicans by 22,000 ballots with over 635,000 already turned in, which is a pretty big development in the all-mail-in voting state. The data, which was made available to the public on Wednesday, is the first update to be made since the ballots were first sent out to registered voters in mid-October.
I think there are going to be a lot of shocked and surprised people in this country when every last ballot has been counted. It seems likely that our nation is swinging back to center-right after a long, long period of being far to the left. Let’s hope I’m right.
The largest segment of voters so far is independents, however, with nearly 250,000 ballots returned. Democrats have submitted around 200,000 ballots, while Republicans trail with approximately 178,000. As of Tuesday, the majority of ballots—about 65%—have come from voters aged 55 and older, with more women participating than men. Early returns across all groups show a slower pace than in 2020, with this year’s 636,597 ballots falling short of the 1.27 million cast by this point four years ago. While more ballots have been returned by Democratic voters so far, this aligns with Colorado’s voter registration demographics, where Democrats represent about 26% of active voters, compared to roughly 23% for Republicans.
In the 2020 presidential election, Colorado affirmed its position as a blue state, delivering a decisive win for Joe Biden. The Democratic candidate secured 55.4% of the vote, significantly outpacing then-incumbent President Donald Trump, who garnered 41.9%. This marked a continuation of Colorado’s trend toward the Democratic Party, following a similar outcome in 2016 when Hillary Clinton also carried the state. The close margin is surprising considering the state tried to keep Trump off the ballot. In the closing months of 2023, the spotlight turned to Colorado in a pivotal legal battle concerning Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 presidential ballot. On December 19, 2023, a narrow 4-3 decision by the Colorado Supreme Court invoked the 14th Amendment’s Section 3 to disqualify Trump, citing his involvement in acts deemed “insurrection” against the United States.
The ruling was history making, as it was the first time that a state’s highest court used this clause within the Constitution against a presidential candidate, preventing the 45th president from having his name on the ballot in Colorado. And despite the decision being halted until Jan. 4, 2024, in order to allow an appeal, the legal team representing Trump challenged the verdict. The former president’s lawyers slammed the verdict as being “completely flawed” and then stated that it deprived the state of Colorado’s voters of their right to choose. Which is often a phrase the left uses to justify abortion, but is not, apparently, applicable, when it comes to choosing a president.
“The legal saga reached a climax on March 4, 2024, when the U.S. Supreme Court stepped in, overturning the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling. The national court found that states lack the jurisdiction to exclude candidates from federal elections based on the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment. The definitive ruling cleared the way for Trump’s inclusion on ballots across the country, ending similar legal pursuits in other states such as Maine and Illinois,” the report concluded.