This is interesting. Just got a fundraising ask from Chuck Schumer asking for help delivering a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. Included in the e-mail are some public polls of the 9 most competitive Senate races (Virginia and New Mexico excluded.) Below are the 7 most competitive of those:

Alaska

Mark Begich 58
Ted Stevens 36

Georgia

Jim Martin 46
Saxby Chambliss 47

Kentucky

Bruce Lunsford 48
Mitch McConnell 48

Minnesota

Al Franken 42
Norm  Coleman 38

Mississippi

Ronnie Musgrove 46
Roger Wicker 47

North Carolina

Kay Hagan 53
Elizabeth Dole 44

Oregon

Jeff Merkley 51
Gordon Smith 43

While the chosen polls no doubt pick the best of the bunch for Democrats, they tell most of the public polling story:

• post-indictment, Begich rises to double digit lead over Stevens
  
• Merkley and Hagan running away with it in the end
  
• Martin in a dead heat with Chambliss
  
• Franken up within a few points over Coleman

Which brings us to those Mississippi and Kentucky numbers, which, while certainly bullish, are actually not that far outside of the Pollster.com trend estimates (Musgrove performs +4 better than Pollster and Lunsford performs +3.1.)

Personally, I'm predicting we'll win 8 seats by tomorrow night with Georgia set for a run-off to determine that 60th seat, but  the picture Schumer is painting here is one in which 60 true Democratic votes, i.e. without Lieberman, is a distinct possibility. And as unlikely as it seems now, I keep thinking back to 2006 and how unlikely it was that we'd get that 6th seat.

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I assure you that every dollar you send to the DSCC before 9:00 PM tonight - even as little as $5 - will be rushed out immediately to campaigns in the closest races with the greatest need.  They'll use your money to make certain that every Democratic vote is counted.  Any amount can make a real difference.

Give right now and a group of Democratic senators will triple your contribution, meaning your $5 goes three times as far bringing voters to the polls. That's the only thing that matters.

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[editor's note, by Todd Beeton]I mistakenly referred to these polls as "internal DSCC polls." They are not. I've revised the post accordingly.