I don't know about the ground game, but agree that it looks bad for Perlmutter not to show up. Maybe he'll use the same excuse that Cardin did for not showing up for the NAACP debate w Steele - he was triple booked. I've heard Mike Rosen's name before - hope his radio show has a good-sized audience and this gets some ply in the press in CO.
Here's what RCP has to say:
Perlmutter by 6 as of 10/7; Tie as of 10/10 RT Strategies
Looks like the polls are starting to trend our way then. I don't put much stock in polls for house races though.
I'm trying to get a handle on the ground game in a couple of important places...specifically the house districts in Indiana and Colorado. I wouldn't mind a bit more info on AZ as well.
Triple booked? Cardin was running because Steele murdered him a day earlier at the first debate. He can't hang and everyone now knows that. An incumbent can pull the "I won't elevate you by debating you" technique, but for an open seat, this is just pathetic. As far as I'm concerned, this finishes Cardin. I've expected that Steele would win all along, but now it's more of a question of by how much.
The only way this doesn't hurt Perlmutter badly is if O'Donnell can't afford to get out there and make everyone aware that Perlmutter is a spineless turd that can't debate anyone...Looks like he's okay on money though.