Colorado Senate Race Not Over Yet

FILE - This Jan. 31, 2013 file photo shows Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo. on Capitol Hill in Washington. For the first time, President Barack Obama is inching directly into one of the highly competitive races that could d... FILE - This Jan. 31, 2013 file photo shows Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo. on Capitol Hill in Washington. For the first time, President Barack Obama is inching directly into one of the highly competitive races that could determine whether Democrats maintain control of the Senate this fall. But Obama’s trip to Colorado to raise money for Udall underscores the political risks for vulnerable Democrats of being linked with the increasingly unpopular president. Obama will headline a high-dollar fundraiser for Udall in Denver on Wednesday but the event is off-limits to news cameras. Udall’s office also says the senator will not attend an economic speech the president plans to deliver in Denver, ensuring that there will be no photos of the two men together. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) MORE LESS
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A flurry of polls have been released over the last 24 hours, all of which you can follow at PollTracker. But here are a couple of notable ones in the key Senate races that have come out this morning:

In Colorado, which has been looking very rough for Democrat Mark Udall in recent days, Quinnipiac University poll shows Cory Gardner’s lead has dwindled from 7 points to 2 points. With Colorado having an all-mail in ballot this year and polls open for weeks now, you’ve got a significant chunk of the respondents to the survey who have actually voted already.

The Udall campaign has long argued that it’s sophisticated voter targeting will give it enough extra juice to close the gap with Gardner. It’s hard to imagine that’s enough to close a 4-7 point gap, but it could make a couple of points difference. As of right now, the PollTracker average gives Gardner a 2.3-percentage-point lead.

In the Georgia Senate race, Survey USA shows a 5-point swing since its last poll, with David Perdue going from 2 points down to 3 points up, but still not drawing enough support to avoid a runoff.

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