Alaska: A new Research 2000 poll commissioned by Daily Kos sees Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich leading scandalicious Ted Stevens 48-43. Kos also has Stevens' pollster confirming their camp's concern over Stevens' standing in Alaska. Really great stuff.
New Mexico: New Survey USA numbers see Congressman Tom Udall obliterating both Republican Congresscritters, leading Steve Pearce 60-36 and Heather Wilson 61-35. Hot damn!
Maine: While the print media in Maine seems to be heavily in Susan Collins' pocket, this piece gives me hope that Maine's TV news may be more attentive. You should really take the time to watch the entire segment:
Democratic Congressman Tom Allen continues to highlight Collins' failure to stand up to the Bush administration. And all Susan Collins responds with is dismissiveness. I suspect Maine voters won't be as dismissive. Meanwhile, you can add the Farm Bill to the list of issues on which Tom Allen and Olympia Snowe are on one side and Susan Collins stands alone on the other. ME-Dems' Communications Director Rebecca Pollard takes a thorough look at how Collins' vote here has hurt Maine's farmers and families.
Kay Hagan has more room to move up in her match with Elizabeth Dole than Dole does. 55% of undecided voters in that race are Democrats, while just 24% are Republicans. If Hagan can shore up her standing with her own party, that's an even closer race than our poll showed.
Very, very promising.
Colorado: Commemorating Bob Schaffer's "Mount Macaca moment," the DSCC has released a bitingly satirical jab at Schaffer:
The DSCC has also offered up the Bob Schaffer Geography Quiz. Seriously, who is wasting their money contributing to Schaffer's campaign anymore?
Minnesota: Al Franken has brought even more political muscle onto his 2008 Senate campaign: Stephanie Schriock, manager of Senator Jon Tester's successful ousting of Conrad Burns in Montana last cycle.
Need more proof that conservative windbags supply themselves with nothing more than substance-free talking points without actually possessing any real knowledge of what they're talking about?
Kudos to Tweety. Usually he annoys the heck out of me. I'd like to see more of this in the future.
