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With polls tightening and down-ticket races blazing their own trail, it's clear that many voters are truly undecided.

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Informed sources tell CNN that White House political director Patrick Gaspard met early last week with the Democratic governor to let him know about the administration's concerns he could not win the governor's race next year - a problem that could affect races down-ticket, not the least of which Senate seat now held by Kirsten Gillibrand.

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Love them or hate them, they're arena rockers at heart, which can't necessarily be said about many of their down-ticket counterparts.

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But sources told CNN that White House Political Director Patrick Gaspard met with Paterson, one of only two African-American governors, to let him know about the administration's concerns he could not win the governor's race, a problem that could affect races down-ticket.

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Most yard signs were for down-ticket races such as state representative, city council members or judges.

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And Obama volunteers were sent not only to greet early voters at pollsites and arm them with information about each state's ballot design and down-ticket Democratic races, but to provide bottled water to voters when lines backed up.

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But this is a small state, and there's inevitably scandal spillover, even in a down-ticket race like the Wilson-Lord showdown.

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In 2010, he says, more than half of its resources will go toward candidates down-ticket.

Power Struggle: Inside The Battle For The Soul Of The Democratic Party The Huffington Post News Team 2010

And Obama volunteers were sent not only to greet early voters at pollsites and arm them with information about each state's ballot design and down-ticket Democratic races, but to provide bottled water to voters when lines backed up.

Early Voting Flood in Swing States Predicts Obama Tsunami 2010

"Traditionally there is a large drop-off in voters participating in down-ticket races, like Assembly," said

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