presidential election this fall but this state also reflects a broader transition in the mountain west, a region that was once a republican stronghold. it's now trending purple, even blue. read wilson is the editor-in-chief at of hot line. you've been looking closely at this. how do you see this change? is it partly the dem graphic change we saw rahema was just talking about, the influx of hispanic voters and people who generally tending to more democratic? >> yeah, andrea, the hispanic population through the nation but especially in the mountain west has changed so dramatically over the last decade, even the last several decades what was once red territory as you say is now really swing territory. take a look at states like colorado, nevada, new mexico, even arizona, even a state like texas, the hispanic population is becoming so huge that it's becoming a real political force. the interesting thing is that the electorate has not kept up with the population. that is, the number of hispanics actually registered to vote