I really have a hard time seeing Udall losing this. It just doesn't square up with anything that we've seen from Colorado over the past decade. If an appointed incumbent who barely survived a primary challenge could squeak out a win in friggin' 2010, why in the world is a reasonably popular 6-year incumbent struggling so much? Is Gardner some kind of political star? Or does Udall's campaign really suck?
His opponent isn't eating the media's bait with statements that could be misconstrued as misogynistic or homophobic?
