Poll shocker: Bush ahead by only 1 point in CO!!

ARG is going to be releasing polls of all 50 states in the coming days and today they released the first 20. Most were taken at the end of last week and this one really caught my eye:

Colorado (September: 10-13):
Bush 46% Kerry 45% Nader 3% Other 1% Don't Know 6%

ARG also shows Kerry up by 2 in Oregon and Minnesota and shows us holding on to slender leads in Washington and Maine.

Colorado was not previously considered a top-tier battleground state but that may change. A poll taken in mid-August by Rasmussen Reports showed the race a tie at 47-47.

Bush can ill afford to lose CO. Put another way, Kerry can win without OH, FL or WI if he manages to hold PA and NM and win WV and NH and CO. What this means is the Bush team has to add another red state to their list of contested states in the final weeks of the campaign and that can only mean less money for OH, FL and PA.