The latest Quinnipiac University poll for WashingtonPost.com and the Wall Street Journal confirms what several other polls have purported to show: Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman is in serious trouble.

The poll, conducted 10/8-12 among 1,019 likely voters, had a margin of error of +/- 3.1%. Coleman, satirist Al Franken and Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley were tested.

General Election Matchup
(All / Dem / GOP / Ind / Men / Wom)
Franken....38 / 74 / 4 / 32 / 35 / 41
Coleman....36 / 6 / 81 / 32 / 39 / 34
Barkley....18 / 12 / 11 / 29 / 18 / 17

The last Quinnipiac survey showed Coleman leading by seven points but inexplicably left out Barkley, a third-party candidate who's going to have one of the most dramatic impacts of any third-party player around the nation this year. Other polls also show Coleman and Franken essentially tied, with Barkley pulling close to 20%.

Quinnipiac also showed Colorado Rep. Mark Udall increasing his lead over Republican ex-Rep. Bob Schaffer. Also conducted 10/8-12, the poll surveyed 1,088 likely voters for a margin of error of +/- 3%. Udall and Schaffer were tested.

General Election Matchup
(All / Dem / GOP / Ind / Men / Wom)
Udall......54 / 91 / 11 / 55 / 51 / 57
Schaffer...40 / 3 / 85 / 37 / 43 / 37

The last Quinnipiac poll showed Udall with an eight-point lead.