Pearce, Udall vie for final votes

TRAIL VEERS OFF THE BEATEN PATH TODAY FOR THE MEN RUNNING FOR PETE DOMENICI S JOB IN THE U S SENATE STUART DYSON GOES ALONG AS TOM UDALL AND STEVE PEARCE LEAVE THE BIG CITY BEHIND FOR SOME OLD- FASHIONED POLITICKING REPUBLICAN PEARCE MEETS WITH FARMERS AND RANCHERS AT THE THOMAS FARM OUTSIDE OF McINTOSH IN TORRANCE COUNTY - THEY RE WORRIED ABOUT THE ECONOMY - FED UP WITH THE WALL STREET BAILOUT - PEARCE WARNING SOCIALISM IF DEMOCRATS CONTROL CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE I would look for nationalized health care - I would look for them to nationalize the oil industry - I m telling you this is the plan that they have - this whole idea of income redistribution - I mean that s contrary to everything this country was built on TORRANCE COUNTY USED TO BE REPUBLICAN TERRITORY - NOW IT S ALMOST DEAD EVEN - ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND VOTERS IN EACH PARTY - A BATTLEGROUND THIS TIME AROUND DEMOCRAT TOM UDALL RIDES INTO THE RANGE CAFE AT LUNCHTIME IN DOWNTOWN BERNALILLO — BLASTING REPUBLICANS FOR NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNING - CALLING ON DEMOCRATS TO RUN THE TABLE - PUT THE ENTIRE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION IN DEMOCRATIC HANDS We re standing up for the middle class - we re standing up for first class education in our schools - we re standing up to bring our troops home from Iraq - with honor and respect - with honor and respect NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO CALLS SANDOVAL COUNTY THE KEY SWING COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO - THE CLOSEST SWING STATE IN THE LAST TWO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - DEMOCRATS OUTNUMBER REPUBLICANS HERE BUT NOT BY MUCH - WITH A FAST- GROWING NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT VOTERS ALL THIS END-GAME POLITICKING GOES ON WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT ALREADY A QUARTER OF A MILLION OF US HAVE CAST OUR BALLOTS WITH EARLY VOTING AND ABSENTEE VOTING - WITH EXPERTS PREDICTING A TURNOUT OF 70-75 PERCENT THAT MEANS THERE S MORE THAN HALF A MILLION VOTERS OUT THERE WHO STILL HAVEN T VOTED - IN BERNALILLO STUART DYSON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR THE SURGE OF