Securing the Purple States

The day Sarah Palin was announced (anointed?) as McCain’s veep, my first response was, “That ought to just about lock about the Rocky Mountain states.” Except that Obama continues to lead in Colorado and New Mexico, even if only just barely. But Colorado is looking more like Palin Country, with stories like this one:

Gov. Palin will campaign in Denver on Monday. The campaign ran out of tickets in the span of eight hours Friday. The event has been moved from the Jefferson County Fairgrounds to the Westernaires Arena, and has been changed to a morning rally instead of a pancake breakfast in order to accommodate the demand.

Later I’ll see if I can find any estimates of the crowd.