If only the talk radio circuit had paid attention to this race it would not be this close - even just a few hundred more conservatives going to the polls obviously would have made a difference. Barely any discussion of it at all. Compare that to the Georgia race last year.
Did Rush or Hannity even mention this race?
That appears to be the Democrat strategy, believe it or not. The less that is said about these races, the better chance the Democrat has to win it. That is why the media isn't talking about these special races much (in the run-up, at least). The GOP does have cash to spend, but they are sitting on it instead.