[img_assist|nid=2217|title=Former Bush advisor Karl Rove|desc=Getty Images Photo|link=none|align=none|width=420|height=280]MINNEAPOLIS--Along with Ohio and Virginia, Colorado will be the state to watch for the U.S. presidential election this November, said former Bush administration official and GOP strategist Karl Rove on Wednesday.

"I'm sorry to tell you you're going to see an unending supply of television ads, and people are going to be knocking on your doors and ringing your phones," Rove told the Colorado delegation to the Republican National Convention over breakfast at the Four Points by Sheraton Minneapolis Hotel.

Rove also blasted Barack Obama and his presidential campaign for attacking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's vice-presidential qualifications.

"It is condescending - and I'm not going to say sexist - but really weird to be belittling the governor of the state of Alaska by saying, "well, she's only been a mayor (of Wasilla, Alaska)with a $12 million budget."