Lugar said he has heeded Cornyn’s warning.

“I take seriously what Sen. Cornyn has said, as well as what I read in the newspaper,” he said. “We have done substantial polling and we’re in pretty strong shape.”…

Hatch told The Hill in September that he expects a tough race in 2012.

“I’ve always had conservative challenges; I’ve never had an election where I haven’t had some challenges,” Hatch said. “We’re always concerned, but it’s not all-consuming to me. I run a hard race.

“I always run scared.”