COLORADO SPRINGS — On the eve of the start of early voting at polling places in Colorado, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan told a crowd of close to 1,000 Sunday that the election could hinge on the state.
"Please remember, Colorado, you can decide," a hoarse-voiced Ryan said, giving a nod to the state's status as one of the few tossups in the election. "You have within the palm of your voting hand the ability to shape the future for this country and your kids."
Ryan's remarks, inside an airplane hangar at the Colorado Springs airport, fired the metaphorical starting gun on a four-day presidential campaign scramble across the state. Between Sunday and Wednesday, members of the GOP or Democratic tickets will hold six campaign events in all four of the state's quadrants.
On Monday, Ryan is scheduled to hit a trifecta of rallies in Pueblo West, Durango and Grand Junction before heading back to the Front Range. On Tuesday, he and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will hold a moonlit rally at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, in what could be a capstone to their campaign in Colorado. There are whispers in the campaign about high-profile musical acts appearing alongside the Republican candidates. The campaign expects the event to fill the more than 9,000-seat amphitheater.
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama will have a dramatic photo op of his own, holding a rally in Denver's City Park with the downtown skyline as a backdrop.
The reason for the burst of interest is early voting in Colorado, which is now in full swing. Mail-in ballots started going out to voters Oct. 15 — roughly 70 percent of Colorado's active voters are permanent mail-in voters. Meanwhile, early voting at polling places begins Monday morning. All told, the majority of Colorado voters are expected to cast a ballot before Election Day arrives.
Following separate Monday media events promoting early voting, Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet will cast their ballots at early-voting locations.
The urgency of the campaign hung over the crowd in Colorado Springs on Sunday.
"We have 15 days," University of Colorado Regent Kyle Hybl told the crowd. "In this 15 days is the destiny of our country and what sort of institution we leave to our children and our grandchildren."
Ryan's speech hit on familiar themes to Colorado voters now accustomed to campaign appearances and ads. He said that if elected, he and Romney would reduce the deficit and balance the federal budget.
"This is about more than just jobs," he said. "This is about the kind of country we're going to leave our kids."
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