Ryan Seemingly Harming Romney's Chances in Virginia, Colorado

It has been nearly two weeks since presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney announced that Paul Ryan would join his ticket as his running mate. While some reports have indicated that Ryan's selection has had little effect on voters, other reports indicate that Ryan has given Romney a boost in certain key swing states (such as Ryan's home state of Wisconsin). In two key battleground states, Virginia and Colorado, Ryan's addition to the ticket seems to have provided a bump for President Obama. Here is a closer look:

* Virginia - Most of the polls conducted in Virginia in July gave a slight advantage to Obama. For example, a Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey released on July 10 indicated that Obama held an eight-point lead over Romney, 50 to 42 percent. A Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS Poll released on Aug. 8, right before Romney's announcement of Ryan as his running mate, suggested that Obama held a four-point edge over Romney, 49 to 45 percent. But according to a Purple Strategies poll conducted after Ryan's addition to the ticket on Aug. 10 clearly indicated that Romney had surged ahead of Obama in Virginia, leading him by three points, 48 to 45 percent.

The most recent poll in the state, released by PPP on Tuesday, however, clearly indicates that Romney's brief surge in Virginia was just that: ever so brief. The PPP survey gives Obama a full five-point advantage over Romney in the state, 50 to 45 percent.

* Colorado - Obama won Colorado by 9 percent in the 2008 general election, the first time the state had gone for the Democratic candidate since 1992. But this Rocky Mountain paradise remains a tough battleground for the two candidates in 2012. While Obama has generally polled better than Romney in Colorado this summer, his advantage has mostly been either slim or none. A PPP poll released on June 19, for example, showed Obama with a seven-point advantage over Romney, 49 to 42 percent. But a Purple Strategies poll conducted a month later gave Obama just a single-point lead, 45 to 44 percent. And right before Romney's announcement of Ryan as his running mate, a Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS Poll indicated that Romney had pulled ahead of Obama in Colorado by a full five points, 50 to 45 percent.

But Ryan's selection, if it had any effect at all, seemed to harm Romney in Colorado. The August Purple Strategies poll in the state showed Obama surge back ahead of Romney, gaining a three-point, 49 to 46 percent, lead.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-seemingly-harming-romneys-chances-virginia-colorado-170500863.html

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