New polls--CO Senate--Bennet (D) 44% Buck (R) 41%--NM Gov Denish (D) within 3 of Martinez

[WI_DEM]

WESTERN EXCLUSIVE II – Two statewide Democratic candidates have seen their political fortunes improve amid a campaign that has pushed their opponents’ negative ratings higher and higher. In Colorado, Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet has pulled into a three-point lead over Republican challenger Ken Buck, according to a poll taken for Harstad Strategic Research. Among likely voters, Bennet has 44 percent support to Buck’s 41 percent, while among those who say they will definitely vote those numbers become Bennet 45 percent-Buck 43 percent. Pollster Paul Harstad notes that while Bennet’s favorability numbers are basically stable (36 percent positive, 34 percent negative), Buck’s are now upside-down, at 31 percent positive, 41 percent negative. In the New Mexico governor’s race, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish is now within striking distance of Republican Susana Martinez, as Martinez’s negatives have crept into the red. Denish is now three points back from Martinez in her campaign tracking, whereas she was five points behind in mid-September. The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner poll shows that Martinez’s favorability numbers have gone from 42 percent positive, 31 percent negative in August to 39 percent positive, 42 percent negative now. The pollster noted: “In this political environment where the normal Democratic advantage is muted, we will need extra firepower in paid communications and turnout to push ourselves over the top.” Read the full Bennet memo http://politi.co/cYQ0EF and the full Denish memo http://politi.co/cMoxAL

http://www.politico.com/morningscore/

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Ballots goes out next week. I'm mailing it in

so Bennet may or may not have my vote, but Buck doesn't get one either.

[nevergiveup]

7. I don't get it.

Once Buck becomes an incumbent he will be extremely difficult to beat especially in a purple state and Colorado will have to live with this nut-job for a long while. Sit it out if you need to get even but just saying.

[Kdillard]

2. Fantastic we really need this one to hold on to the Senate.

[Kber]

3. If we can win Senate seats in CO and CT (which are both looking more likely)

and, of course, DE (thank you Christine), we keep the Senate.

I still have hopes for the Senate races in Washington and West Virginia as well.

Even Nevada is looking less hopeless these days.

[WI_DEM]

4. most polls have Murray up in Washington. It's Feingold in WI who is the

most endangered dem senate incumbant next to Lincoln in Arkansas who is definitely going to lose.

[FBaggins]

6. Feingold is certainly in trouble... but he's not the 2nd most endangered Dem.

On edit - My error... you said "incumbent".

Never mind.

[catgirl]

5. CT is safe n/t

[nmbluesky]

8. I still worry about if Martinez win....

She is a fake and not care about New Mexico.. She cares about Texas.. because She help with Texas while She was DA for Las Cruces. I don't care about woman or her race.. I care about her politic. I never trust with republican ever..

[Change Happens]

9. WOW, more good news for th Dems!!!

I am loving it....Clearly, there is a shift in favor of the Dems.