DSCC Internal Poll Puts Santorum Down by 12

From Deborah White:

"Democratic polling numbers are simply extraordinary. We need to win six Republican held seats to take back the Senate and we have a real chance to win as many as eight," wrote Sen. Chuck Schumer, Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee over this past weekend in an insider status report.

"We are leading in six of these races and within striking distance in two others. I can assure you that we will not let these Republicans up for air for even a second between now and November."

The article goes on to list the latest DSCC internals, which give have Santorum down in double digits, with Casey at 48% and Santorum 36%.

Meanwhile, The New York Times is reporting Republican operatives, money, and hopes are abandoning Mike DeWine in Ohio and are expecting Santorum to be forcibly retired from the Senate.