How important is CO compared to other swing states?

[Rocknrule]

I heard McCain has no chance without CO and VA, but then again, CO only has 9 electoral votes. How exactly does it compare to VA, FL, OH, etc.? in terms of importance in this election?

[Abacus]

1. If we take any one of those, we win. UPDATE:

If we win everything up to 8 points, we have 264 EVs.

Inside of 8 points: NC, OH, FL, VA, CO, IN, MO, NV, ND, MT, GA

Any one of NC, OH, FL, VA, CO, IN, MO well get us a win. NV would get us a tie (win). MT and anything else or ND and anything else, we win.

[aaaaaa5a]

2. Colorado is very important...

because CO + NV give us a firewall under the VERY UNLIKELY SCENARIO that we lose PA.

[renegade000]

3. It's important in the sense that

We can lose OH and FL and still win, as long as we keep the Kerry-states, Iowa, and either NM+CO or VA.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

4. CO is vital to some scenarios where McCain wins PA, (which he won't)

PA=21
VA 13 + CO 9 =22

[sandnsea]

5. PA, NM, CO = win n/t

[saltpoint]

6. It was red in 04 and we want it to go blue this time.

We want Musgrave out of the House and we want Udall in the Senate.

Plus, a big blue sweep in Colorado would really piss off Jim Dobson.

[billyoc]

7. There's a lot of symbolism there, with Colorado Springs being the Fundie Vatican.

[MadBadger]

8. Virginia and Colorado are the most imporant swing states

They are the ones that put us over with Iowa and New Mexico

[Secret_Society]

9. Second most important tipping point state on 538

right behind Virginia