From what little I’ve seen, the explanation is rich liberals looking to move to a chic place to live. The Democrats have become the party of welfare recipients and rich yuppies, and Colorado is one of the fashionable places to build your new dream home. Or to move out of California and escape the mess you have made.
It’s much like people fleeing to New Hampshire from Taxachusetts.
Certainly something did happen after 2004 as well. Bush came back into office on a tidal wave of conservative support, and he immediately started blowing it. There was great discouragement in 2006, and even greater discouragement now, with that jackass McCain as the party’s choice.
Also, Mel Martinez ran as a “conservative,” as did many of the other new Dem senators elected that year, and regretably the voters believed his lies.
Rich liberals see government pork profits as their road to wealth.
IOW the ultimate OPM.
another nice spot ruined by rich leftists is Whitefish MT.