Buck Leads in Colorado Senate Race

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Republican Ken Buck has solidified his lead in the Colorado Senate race, according to new polls, raising the prospects for the GOP to pick up a seat in one of the four Western states they are targeting as the key to hopes of retaking the majority.

A poll released Sunday by SurveyUSA and sponsored by the Denver Post and 9 News shows Buck, the district attorney in Weld County, leading incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet 48 percent to 43 percent.

Two polls released last week showed Buck ahead by 8 points, signaling a lead that may be tough for Bennet to overcome.

"From what I've seen, it looks like Bennet is going to have to work awfully hard to hold the seat, and this poll simply confirms it," Colorado State University political science professor John Straayer said.

On Sunday, Buck met with voters in the conservative city of Colorado Springs, speaking to a group of residents at a home near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

"This is a really important election because we are either going to go with a bigger federal government or a smaller federal government and we are either going to go with more power in the smaller communities or more power in D.C.," Buck told the group, made up mostly of independents.

Buck told The Washington Examiner he's not following the polls and is focusing on getting face time with voters. "I show up in backyards and meet a lot of people, they spread the word and we win," he said.

Click here to read more.