Colorado is one of the seven "super swing states" that President Obama and his Republican opponent will fight over in next year's presidential election, says Larry J. Sabato.

So we'll see much more of the candidates than most other states between now and November 2012.

In 2010, Ken Buck and Tom Tancredo proved that social issue radicals like Perry can't win Colorado. Three smart, good government Republicans---Walker Stapleton, John Suthers and Scott Gessler, won the other three statewide races. State Treasurer Stapleton, Attorney General Suthers and former Gov. Bill Owens are supporting Romney.  
 
That tells you who the successful politicians think will win in 2012.