[no dems]

First of all, thanks for the Post. Wow! What great news! Who'd have ever tho't there was even a prayer we could pick up the Senate Seat in Oregon? Your comment:

This race I believe has been a sleeper. I think it is unfortunate that more attention hasn't been spent on it but at the end of the day it may be a good thing.

That is a "good thing"; the element of surprise. Don't let your enemy know you're coming.

[Maelstorm]

I think it is good news. I have had some success using a combination of prior exit polls with current polling to get a good feel on the validity of poll samples. There is one thing that is without a doubt and that is Oregon is shifting significantly towards Republicans where as it shifted late towards the Democrats in 2008 which led to a Merkle win.