New poll finds Colorado in dead heat between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Poll results released Monday show Colorado is up-for-grabs ahead of the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
The survey by CNN and ORC International found 42 percent of likely Colorado voters backed Trump compared to the 41 percent who supported Clinton; a statistical tie given the margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.
Meanwhile, Libertarian Gary Johnson continued to affect the race with a third-place showing of 13 percentage points. In a hypothetical match-up that didn’t include Johnson or Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Clinton registered 49 percent support to Trump’s 47 percent.
The CNN/ORC findings are the latest sign that the presidential fight in Colorado is tightening after a string of mid-summer polls showed Clinton with a double-digit lead.