Election Day may be independents' day

[Freddie Stubbs]

A Kerry lead in Colorado could predict national race

Democrat John Kerry is within striking distance of President Bush in Colorado - a state that tends to vote Republican in presidential elections.

While Kerry is trailing Bush by 5 percentage points in the state, according to a Denver Post poll, the slim margin reveals more about the president than his rival.

"This election is about the incumbent. Voters are asking, 'How is his performance? Does he deserve to be rehired?"' said Larry Harris, a director of Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc., which conducted the poll. "Right now, it looks like Bush is vulnerable in Colorado, and that spells opportunity for Kerry."

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