blue state. red state.
Thought.
The big social wedge issues that were benefiting the Democrats in what was in 2012 the “tipping point” state for Obama…
gay marriage and legalized marijuana.
Those issues apparently being settled, and the next issue that drove turn-out — Immigration — being politically botched by Obama (not issuing any executive orders before the election in order not to rock the boat in Colorado, and in order to help preserve Arkansas and Louisiana and etc) …
That explains Colorado.