But the moves are a clear sign that party officials see Colorado and Nevada as higher priorities on the electoral map.
“The GOP Victory team is bolstering our organizations in the key battlegrounds of Colorado and Nevada, two places where the President is hemorrhaging support thanks to his failed economic policies,” RNC Spokesman Tim Miller said when asked about the moves.
The “Victory Team” is the joint political operation and turnout effort run by the RNC and Romney campaign.
“Our team will continue advocating for Governor Romney and his plan to strengthen the middle class in each of these states where voters know that we can do better than the past four years,” Miller added.
President Obama has a tiny but statistically insignificant lead in both Colorado and Nevada, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls.
Republicans are confident about their ground game in those two states and have made over 1 million voter contacts in both.
In New Mexico, though, the RCP polling average shows Obama with a roughly 10-point lead - and neither campaign is running television ads in the state.
No surprise.
I wish Romney would just concentrate on Virginia, Ohio and Florida. He does not need Nevada and Colorado if he wins those other very important states that quite frankly are easier to get. McCain spent so much time in Nevada for nothing...a total waste of time. Romney has a big chance to win in Virginia but not if he doesn’t work for it.
THIS is the e-GOP we know so well - the one that snatches defeat before they ever really create an opportunity for victory.
One of the biggest problems with the e-GOP is that they are too willing to let the left define them. They won’t stand up to the leftists and they won’t fight for America.
As long as they keep their cushy political position and aren’t late for Happy Hour at “the club”, they have met their needs.
OUR needs, however, can go stand in line . . . . . . . . . it’s Happy Hour, ya know.
New Mexico not worth fighting for to convince that King Obama has ruined the Country. No way to reeducate some of the ignorant.
I wonder if Willard is having money problems? According to the NY Times (yes, I know...take w/ grain of salt)...Willard’s campaign had to borrow 20 million and has not yet paid all of it back.
The NY Times reporting implies that all the money Willard claimed to have raised...was actually monies to be divided up and was not just for Willard’s campaign.
If money IS an issue...I think Willard does need to concentrate on Ohio, Virgina and Florida. And we have to hope the Superpacs start running some ads...and fast.
Turd Blossum where are you spending your money?
We know that the polls the have been published in the MSM are all wrong just like they were in 2008.
Therefore, we can only take this as a sign that the Romeny polls are showing that he will win the New Mexican vote.
Three staffers and CNN makes it look like the RNC is abandoning NM? Methinks 0bama's internal polling numbers don't look too good. Right, CNN?
5.56mm
I’d treat anything coming out of CNN the same way you treat anything coming from Hanoi Hannah or Tokyo Rose.
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It’s interesting that New Mexico is apparently overwhelmed with moochers. I’ve heard of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, of course, but are there that many other large Democrat parasite nests (”cities”) in New Mexico?
Black - 2.5%
American Indian - 10.1%
Hispanic-Latino - 46.7%
White - 40.2%
Their governor is female-Republican-Hispanic.
Both senators are Demo.
Two of three Congressmen are Demo.
State legislature is Demo-Demo by a 2-1 margin.