The presidential contest has virtually overshadowed the battle for control of the Senate, but some fuzzy races are finally resolving themselves. Democrats still face an uphill slog to keep their narrow majority, but the picture looks better than it has for months -- especially given Elizabeth Warren#39;s strength in Massachusetts.

Republicans say their top two goals this year are defeating President Barack Obama and defeating Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson .

WASHINGTON — Watch the political advertising and Elizabeth Warren, the leading Democratic Senate candidate in Massachusetts, either “sides with extreme left” protesters or has a history of being too cozy with Wall Street. Or Republican freshman Sen. Scott Brown, whom she hopes to defeat next year, is portrayed as an enemy of the environment. Read full article gt;gt;

Democrat Elizabeth Warren keeps targeting Wall Street's money-driven culture as she runs against Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), a big recipient of campaign contributions from the financial industry. The race is for a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, but it's really a referendum on Wall Street.

It's the political equivalent of The Night Before Christmas: The Senate field is largely set, with top recruits snug in their seats, and all through the DSCC and the NRSC, the only sounds that matter are the fundraisers dialing for dollars and the researchers paging through their binders.