[rwfromkansas]

Based on the Zogby and Colorado poll numbers, I would change it in one way.....say goodbye to Allard. He won't win. I also think Sununu MAY be able to hold on. Anyway, I am more toward GOP +1.....+2 just does not seem likely.

[Nephi]

I disagree. As a Coloradoan, I think Allard is going to squeak it out with a little help from Gov. Owens. Also, Fred Barnes on the Beltway Boys made an encouraging remark, "...this is the second time for Strickland, voters don't usually vote for the loser the second time around." My own personal sense is that the numbers that you are hearing are skewed in Strickland's favor - like last time.

[Tennessean4Bush]

I read the NH race just a bit differently than others. Sununu is more like the challenger. Shaheen is a sitting governor unable to get over 50%. She is like an incumbent. I really think this one is one that breaks for the Republicans. Of course, Shaheen has been making up ground in a big way recently and one has to wonder if she is really ahead by 3-5% and has cracked the 50% mark.

I hope and pray we can pull this one out. I am almost certain that we will lose Arkansas and Colorado. If we lose this one too, it is just too much to overcome, IMHO.

[ffrancone]

Allard will be a squeaker. But Colorado is the beneficiary of a big chunk of money from the RNC for a pilot program called the 96 hour team.

I'm quite involved in this effort and can tell you the level of involvement and commitment is quite astonishing. Our kickoff meeting was Friday night. We expected about 1000 volunteers in the Denver Metro area. We had twice that many.

Well over half the volunteers were in suits and had just come from work. They are taking vacation monday and tuesday to work the election. They have been walking precincts all weekend. My team includes VP's at Fortune 500 companies, attorneys and many other professionals who are walking precincts.

Oral Roberts U. Has bussed in 160 truly great young college students to work with us.

Some of us are walking precincts in 18 degree weather and my wife, who runs a team of about 40 precinct walkers has to make them come in an hour after dark. It's so dark by 5:15 pm that you can't read the addresses on half the houses; but people just keep working.

Others are working phones. We have 150 phone lines installed at HQ. Undecideds have already been targeted. On election day, we have poll watchers at every precinct with a cell phone. Every Rep and targeted unaffiliated voter who has not voted will get a call before the polls close.

This is going on all over the state. Colorado has never had a Republican effort anything like this. If it works, expect to see it all over the country in future years.

We have a grownup president, who knows how important party is. We have a governor who is an organizational genius and has put the fortunes of Sen Allard, Bobby Beauprez (7th congressional) and the state house and senate candidates ahead of his own.

That said, it will be a squeaker. But we won't lose because the RATS outhustled us this year.