October 23, 2008 06:23 PM UTC

Has Schaffer Checked Out?

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• by: Colorado Pols

As the Denver Post reports:

With less than two weeks to go in the contest to be Colorado’s next U.S. senator, Republican Bob Schaffer has spent parts of this week out of sight, and out of state.

Since warming up arena-size crowds that came to see Sarah Palin on Monday and ending the day with a debate against his Democratic opponent, Mark Udall, Schaffer’s profile has dropped noticeably.

The former congressman spent Tuesday afternoon at home making calls to potential donors, said campaign spokeswoman Kelly Brady. Wednesday, he was courting donors in St. Louis. Today, he has one appearance scheduled.

The Udall campaign, meanwhile, has made stops across northern Colorado and the Western Slope this week. It will visit the 64th of the state’s 64 counties Saturday.

…the light schedule has some scratching their heads.

“I couldn’t tell you why they were doing that,” said Scott Adler, a University of Colorado political science professor.

“There doesn’t seem to me to be any tactic in laying low now,” Adler said. “This is the time when campaigns get frantic, crazy. They’re all over the place with 10 appearances a day.”

Indeed, the last time two Colorado Senate rivals were in a race this hotly contested this close to Election Day, both rolled through the state as if miles were votes…

“We’re going to be all over the place,” Wadhams said. “Believe me, this campaign is on track.”

We’re not quite sure who Wadhams is asking to “believe,” since both national parties, the 527s, big donors, etc. already know what they need to know.

“On track”=”fate sealed.”