Udall lead narrows in latest Denver Post poll
By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter
Senate candidate Mark Udall: Getty Images PhotoRepublican U.S. Senate nominee Bob Schaffer is gaining ground on Democratic opponent Mark Udall, according to a Denver Post poll released Saturday.
Udall leads Schaffer 43 percent to 38 percent, the poll found -- within one point of the poll's margin of error.
Other recent polls have given Udall as much as a 10-point lead over Schaffer.
The Post's poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Research among 625 registered voters between Sept. 29 and Oct. 1, according to the Post. The survey's margin of error was +/- 4 percentage points.
Of those polled, 77 percent said the economy was the issue most important to them this election.
Amid a barrage of negative advertising, both candidates' unfavorable ratings increased since a Post poll in August: Udall's unfavorable went from 23 percent to 26 percent, while Schaffer's increased from 25 percent to 43 percent.
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