CHICAGO – Two new polls released today show Democrat Alexi Giannoulias leading in the Illinois U.S. Senate race against Congressman Mark Kirk. With less than 24 hours until polls open, Democrats across the state are reminding voters what’s at stake in this election and executing a robust, statewide get-out-the-vote operation that will include 20,000 volunteer shifts from more than 200 staging location across the state.

* CNN/Time Poll: Deadlocked in fight for Obama's Illinois Senate seat - CNN, 9/29

The battle for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat remains a deat heat, according to a new poll. A CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Wednesday also indicates the Illinois gubernatorial battle is all tied up.

CHICAGO - In a pre-response to tomorrow's Rasmussen poll results for the U.S. Senate race in Illinois, the Alexi for Illinois campaign would like to point out that independent experts agree and have consistently verified the polling firm's controversial methodology and that the firm heavily favors Republican candidates.

As much as Mark Kirk's campaign and the Republican Party like to stretch reality and put out misleading information, we ask that you cut through the spin and look at Rasmussen for what it is: a polling firm for Republican candidates.

CHICAGO - During the White House briefing today, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs reiterated the White House's support for Alexi Giannoulias' Senate campaign. Giannoulias is at the White House today for the annual Greek Independence Day event and is also meeting with David Axelrod to discuss the race and how Alexi will win in November.

CHICAGO - The Alexi for Illinois campaign released a polling memo today that underscores the lead Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias has held over Republican Mark Kirk in recent weeks, and includes further analysis on the DailyKos/Research 2000 poll released late last week.

CHICAGO - Despite a negative atmosphere for Congressional Democrats nationally and a hard-fought Democratic primary in Illinois, a new poll released today by the Alexi for Illinois campaign shows U.S. Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias with a 49 to 45 percent lead over Republican incumbent Congressman Mark Kirk. This latest poll shows that the United States Senate race in Illinois is not only winnable for the Democrat but problematic for an incumbent Republican Congressman with a record of supporting the failed economic policies of the past and has said unemployment is not a big issue.