August 24, 2012 08:35 PM UTC

Onsight/Keating Research in Colorado: Obama 48%, Romney 44%

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• by: Colorado Pols

FOX 31’s Eli Stokols:

President Barack Obama leads Republican Mitt Romney by four points with Colorado voters, according to a poll released Friday.

The live telephone survey of 500 likely Colorado voters, the first poll in this swing state since Congressman Paul Ryan joined the GOP ticket, shows Obama with 48 percent support and Romney with 44 percent…

The survey was conducted earlier this week, on Tuesday and Wednesday, just as the controversy surrounding Missouri GOP senate candidate Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comment was dominating the news cycle.

More from Onsight Public Affairs’ press release, it’s a story our readers know:

Obama’s advantage in Colorado is due largely to a strong showing among women and Hispanic voters. The President leads Romney 51 percent to 41 percent among women, and that lead balloons to 15 points among younger women. And Hispanic voters break more than two to one for Obama with 65 percent favoring the President while just 32 percent favor Romney.

Romney claimed an advantage among Colorado men with 48 percent to Obama’s 45 percent. He maintains a one-point lead among whites with 47 percent.

Both candidates have successfully solidified their bases with 90 percent of Democrats favoring Obama and 87 percent of Republicans favoring Romney. But Obama is currently winning key unaffiliated voters with 50 percent favoring him compared to 36 percent favoring Romney.

In a way, this poll is unremarkable, showing the race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in Colorado where it has been for months in every poll–within the margin of error. But presuming accuracy, this poll shows a serious lack of, or at least the quick dissipation of, any bounce for the Romney campaign from the selection of vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan.

Heck, folks, even Sarah Palin got a bounce.