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Credit: MSNBC President Barack Obama has won the swing state of Colorado according to the AP. In the days leading up to the election, the race for Colorado’s nine electoral votes was extremely close, with President Obama ahead 1.5 points at 48.8%, and Governor Romney trailing close at 47.3%. Gallup showed Romney ahead 50-49%, while Rasmussen Reports polls him up 49-48% on Obama in Colorado. The state is home to over one million Independent voters. Barack Obama won the historically Republican

In what has already become the most "social" election in history, voters take to the Internet to express patriotism, share opinions, and encourage voting. Social media roundup election day 2012 coverage includes socially savvy voters and uses of media around the Internet on November 6, 2012. Check back for updates throughout the day! Social Media Spreading Democracy Nationwide How are people using social media to spread the word about voting? On Election Day, Pew Internet & American Life Proj

Going into the evening it seems that Mike Coffman (R) has prevailed against Joe Miklosi (D) with election officials releasing 63% of the vote. Coffman leads by 6% points, but this is without taking into account any of the returns from the portions of the district that lie within Denver County. Miklosi is a two-term state representative for House District 9 which encompasses Denver. Coffman is the incumbent for the 7th District with a career in elected politics spanning back to 1989. The distri

It's been a long, long road, but the big day has finally arrived: Election 2012. It has been a media frenzy to a near apocalyptic end, with so many important races to watch, but they warrant the attention. This election's lofty implications and expectations are a test of our heralded theory of governance, a test of democracy in America. Importantly, a declaration of independence by so many voters has indicated a distinct and special shift in the status quo, giving this election an undeniable air

[Update 5:20 PM PST] Independent candidate Angus King is projected, by CNN, to win the Senate seat in Maine. -- [Update 5:15 PM PST] In Ohio, 1.8 million voters cast their ballot early or by absentee ballot. It could still be some time before we know a victory. CNN projects Georgia will go to Mitt Romney. In Florida, over half of the precincts are reporting a very slight lead for Romney now. This is the first time the GOP candidate has taken the lead tonight. His lead is 52-47. -- [Updat

[Update 8:18 PM PST] IVN.us announces Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term. [Update 8:17 PM PST] CNN projects President Barack Obama will win re-election by taking the state of Ohio. [Update 8:15 PM PST] With the projection of Oregon going to Obama, statistically speaking it is very unlikely Romney will be able to pull off a victory because one more state will put the president over the top. CNN also projects Missouri to be carried by Mitt Romney. -- [Update 8:10 PM PST] Th

It’s the morning of Wednesday, November 7, 2012, and every major news outlet is reporting that for the first time in nearly two centuries, there is a tie in the electoral vote. Both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have secured 269 votes. Fire begins to rain down from the sky, the ground begins to quake, and Republicans and Democrats lose their minds. Okay, so maybe the imagery of apocalyptic events is bit extreme, but the reaction people will see in the wake of reports that there is a projected ti

Photo Credit: iStock Photo According to RealClearPolitics, the race for Colorado is extremely close, with President Obama ahead 1.5 points at 48.8%, and Governor Romney trailing close at 47.3%. Gallup shows Romney ahead 50-49%, while Rasmussen Reports polls him up 49-48% on Obama in Colorado. There are 1,293,987 unaffiliated voters registered in "swing state" Colorado,and roughly 395,000 of those voters are listed as inactive, so the independent,undecided, or unaffiliated vote in Colorado shoul

Going to the website 270towin.com and awarding each toss-up state to the leader of that state's poll average from Real Clear Politics, I came up with this Electoral College prediction: Obama: 303 Romney: 235 That's Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania (which isn't a swing state), Ohio, and Virginia for Obama and North Carolina and Florida for Romney.Virginia is the closest at +0.3 for Obama, but even then it would only make it 290-248 for Obama. Entering this exercise I

Credit: Kevin Dietsch With only a few days left before Election Day, the presidential election is coming down to only a few states. Swing states Wisconsin, Iowa, Colorado, Virginia, Ohio, Florida, and New Hampshire will determine the outcome, all of which Barack Obama won in 2008. Of these, only Florida is likely to go for Mitt Romney in 2012. In Virginia it is neck-and-neck, but traditionally Republican states North Carolina and Indiana, which both went for Obama in 2008, will probably switch