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CQ SAYS UDALL AHEAD

  • Feb. 11th, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Congressional Quarterly has changed its rating of the U.S. Senate race in New Mexico from "No Clear Favorite" to "Leans Democratic." 

A recent survey from New Mexico State University indicated Udall handily led both Reps. Heather A. Wilson and Steve Pearce in a general election match-up. In a one-on-one race with Pearce, Udall would hold a 22-point lead (53 percent to 31 percent, with 16 percent undecided) while he would lead Wilson by 28 points (58 percent to 30 percent, with 13 percent undecided), the poll indicated. 

And in what promises to be one of the most expensive races of the 2008 election cycle, Udall raised more money in the fourth quarter of 2007 than Wilson and Pearce combined, even though he did not get into the race until late November. According to the candidates’ year-end reports with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Udall raised just over $1 million in the fourth quarter while Wilson raised $524,000 and Pearce raised $402,000

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(Anonymous) wrote:
Feb. 12th, 2008 04:21 am (UTC)
CQ a bit behind the times
CQ just now figured out that Udall is ahead of both Pierce and Wilson by double digits? Didn't we all know this even before Marty Chavez dropped out?
[info]st_sfnm wrote:
Feb. 12th, 2008 04:45 pm (UTC)
Good point
But perhaps they were waiting until the campaign finance reports came in to add that other measure of support. Also always, you have to take early polls with a grain of salt, though Udall has led in all the polls I've seen since this race began.