August 15, 2008 12:17 AM UTC

Udall Up By 6 In New Poll

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• by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE: New Rasmussen poll also has Udall up by six points.

As the Rocky Mountain News reports:

Soccer moms, Western Slope residents and younger voters hold the key to Mark Udall’s ability to win Colorado’s U.S. Senate race, according to a Rocky/CBS 4 News poll released today.

The Democratic congressman from Eldorado Springs holds a six-point lead over Republican Bob Schaffer, getting 44 percent of respondents’ support, as compared with 38 percent for the former congressman from Fort Collins. Independent candidate Buddy Moore garnered 5 percent of the vote, Green Party nominee Bob Kinsey took 2 percent and the rest of the respondents were undecided or refused to answer.

Udall’s lead comes largely from a 14-point advantage among women and a 15-point boost among the traditionally swing group of suburban women. Schaffer leads by three points – 42 percent to 39 percent – among men.

The Democrat also holds a large edge among younger voters, 47 percent to 29 percent. And he is tied with Schaffer on the Western Slope, a formerly Republican area that has begun to swing Democratic in recent elections…