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DENVER \u2013 A national poll released Tuesday shows Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton essentially tied headed into the heart of the election season.<\/p>\n
Trump edges Clinton by just 2 points, according to the new CNN\/ORC poll.<\/p>\n
Trump would best Clinton 45 percent to 43 percent on Nov. 8, according to the survey.<\/p>\n
Libertarian Gary Johnson polls at 7 percent among likely voters, and the Green Party\u2019s Jill Stein comes in at just 2 percent, according to the report.<\/p>\n
The poll reflects statements made by both camps over the past two months, in which the two campaigns said they expected polls to tighten in September and October.<\/p>\n
In battleground Colorado, several polls had Clinton with a double-digit lead over Trump, though Clinton\u2019s campaign has tried to fight that narrative.<\/p>\n
For Clinton, her greatest enemy could be apathy, as Democrats and left-leaning unaffiliated voters might think Trump has no chance of winning the election and sit it out.<\/p>\n
Despite the tight 50-state poll, 59 percent of voters believe Clinton will win.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve said from the beginning that polls would go up and down and that we weren\u2019t taking Colorado for granted,\u201d said Emmy Ruiz, Clinton\u2019s Colorado director. \u201cWith just over 60 days left in this election cycle, we\u2019re only going to work harder \u2013 regardless of what the polls or the Trump campaign is saying.\u201d<\/p>\n
One issue facing Clinton \u2013 especially in Colorado \u2013 is millennial voters. Many had been wooed by Bernie Sanders during the contested Democratic primary, others simply aren\u2019t enamored with Clinton.<\/p>\n
In a state like Colorado with a lot of younger voters, millennials could push the election over the top, especially for Clinton. While she holds a significant lead with millennials, the campaign says there is work to do.<\/p>\n
Poetry competitions, streaming live music on Facebook and even registering voters by playing \u201cPokemon Go\u201d have been strategies employed by the Clinton campaign. There are 10 dedicated campus organizations in Colorado for Clinton.<\/p>\n
Millennials are one of Clinton\u2019s three key groups, which also include women and Latinos. Both women and Latinos poll strong for Clinton.<\/p>\n
One boost in Colorado this year could be an all-mail election, which has favored Democrats in the past.<\/p>\n
For the Trump campaign, the CNN poll indicates an important factor headed in their direction, and that\u2019s unaffiliated voters. Trump has an edge, with 49 percent of unaffiliated voters, while just 29 percent back Clinton, according to the CNN poll.<\/p>\n
In Colorado, a third of voters are registered as unaffiliated.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are campaigning hard in Colorado, and Hillary loses voters each day as more and more details emerge of her illegal pay-to-play scandal at the State Department where she traded official access for donations to the Clinton Foundation from foreign governments,\u201d said Trump Colorado director Patrick Davis.<\/p>\n
He is referring to claims that Clinton\u2019s nonprofit accepted donations from other countries while she was secretary of state, creating a conflict. Clinton also is followed by controversy over using a private email server during her time in office.<\/p>\n
\u201cVoters of all ages and backgrounds are tired of the same old Washington corruption and back room deals,\u201d Davis continued. \u201cThey will vote for change in November.\u201d<\/p>\n