The open Connecticut senate race remains a surprising potential bright spot for Republicans in what is otherwise shaping up to be a problematic cycle for them. The latest Siena poll of likely voters has Republican Linda McMahon trailing Democrat Chris Murphy by only two points.

Popular New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo leads his very conservative Republican challenger Carl Paladino by only six points, according to the latest Quinnipiac poll: Quinnipiac (9/16-20) Andrew Cuomo (D) 49 Carl Paladino (R) 43 Someone Else 1 DK/NA  7 I personally find this poll very hard to believe. The Quinnipiac poll and Siena poll [...]