According to PPP Obama is currently ahead in Colorado but all I hear in the media is He's behind

[bigdarryl]

Even Big Ed was saying this on his shows yesterday http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2012/08/obama-ahead-in-colorado.html

[Liberal Veteran]

1. The media has a vested interest in a close race.

Rmoney could be 80 points behind in the polls and they would be saying it is so close, it is anyone's game.

[cindyperry2010]

2. I found this

Colorado: Romney vs. Obama
Polling Data
Poll Date Sample Obama (D) Romney (R) Spread
RCP Average 6/25 - 8/6 -- 46.6 45.4 Obama +1.2
CBS/NYT/Quinnipiac 7/31 - 8/6 1463 LV 45 50 Romney +5
Rasmussen Reports 8/6 - 8/6 500 LV 47 47 Tie
PPP (D) 8/2 - 8/5 779 LV 49 43 Obama +6
Purple Strategies 7/9 - 7/13 600 LV 45 44 Obama +1
WeAskAmerica 6/25 - 6/25 1083 LV 47 43 Obama +4

See All Colorado: Romney vs. Obama Polling Data
RCP Poll Average
Colorado: Romney vs. Obama
46.6 Obama (D)+1.2
45.4 Romney (R)


taken from realclearpolitics.com

[Marzupialis]

3. Journalists should quote poll average

Instead of cherry-picking polls. But they love an Obama-is-in-trouble narrative.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. Funny, ain't it?

Only one poll has Romney ahead in Colorado yet that's all we hear about.

[Arkana]

4. One poll has him ahead, one tied, and one trailing.

Guess which one CBS talked ad infinitum about last night.

[WI_DEM]

5. PPP isn't the only pollster...

but it is true that the media does pick and select polls they want to emphasize. There are three polls. One (PPP) that has Obama up. One (Ras) that has it tied (which to us could mean he's actually up) and one (CBS/Quinnipiac) that gives Romney a five point lead.

[Pab Sungenis]

7. PPP is a Democratic pollster

although they're a lot less biased than Rasmussen is toward the Republicans.

Take PPP with a grain of salt, and Rasmussen with a salt mine.