Boxed Out?

Could Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer lose in deep blue California in November? The latest Rasmussen poll shows she and her Republican challenger Carly Fiorina tied in the senate race, which forced the website to move the state from leans Democratic to a toss-up. Boxer garnered 44% of the vote to Fiorina's 43% and the poll found that 8% were undecided. This shift is significant in such a Democratic stronghold with a lifer such as Boxer, especially when earlier this summer, she held between a five and eight-point lead. Significantly, 82% of those who support Fiorina say they are already certain how they will vote in November while only 77% of Boxer’s supporters say the same. This race will come down to the wire, and if lukewarm Democrats stay home, Boxer just might be out of a job this fall.