MO Senate: McCaskill (D) 49%, Talent (R) 43%

[skipos]

Among 800 likely voters polled last week, 49 percent supported state Auditor Claire McCaskill, a Democrat, in her quest to replace U.S. Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo. That compared to 43 percent who favored retaining Talent, who has been in office since 2003. The remaining 8 percent were undecided.

In the poll, Ali noted, McCaskill had slightly higher approval ratings - and lower disapproval scores - than Talent did.

But Talent has the cash. His last campaign report, filed in April, showed him with more than twice as much in the bank as McCaskill. President George W. Bush is traveling to St. Louis on Wednesday to help Talent raise even more.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/8CD39743858142E086257197005F0EAB?OpenDocument

[wakeme2008]

1. Maybe * can give Talent the Kiss of Death

:kick:

[OzarkDem]

2. Great news!

Glad to hear she's pulling ahead! Keep up the good work!

[Greeby]

3. What methods do they use to vote in MO?

Sorry to be a buzzkill, but it has to be asked :shrug:

[skipos]

5. We did really well in 05 (VA, NJ, CA) with plenty of Diebold in use

and we can do well in 06.

[biscotti]

4. Go Missouri!!!!!

Talent & Brownback are roomies in DC. Radical righties both. The Blunts of Mo. need to go as well. Roy US rep. majority whip, son Matt, Governor of Mo.

Family ties, clients put other Blunt in spotlight
By Jo Mannies
POST-DISPATCH POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
06/11/2006

Andrew Blunt readily admits that he's out to make money.

But he adds that he doesn't expect or need help from his older brother, Gov. Matt Blunt, or his father, U.S. House Majority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Strafford.

"At the end of the day, I'm a private citizen, trying to put food on my family's table," Andrew Blunt says.

As a lawyer and lobbyist, Andrew Blunt appears to be pretty successful on that score. At age 30, he has amassed an impressive list of clients over the past five years that include the eastern Missouri electrical utility Ameren; the Missouri Hospital Association; the Missouri Automobile Dealers Association; BNSF Railway Co.; and AT&T of Missouri.
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The Missouri Democratic Party calls Andrew Blunt a visible symbol of what it sees as "numerous and improper conflicts of interest" involving the Blunt administration and its ties to businesses that stand to gain from state policies.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/missouristatenews/story/BBEBC2B8BC63E8628625718B002521A8?OpenDocument

[Doctor_J]

6. This seems to be a nation-wide trand

Our state-wide candidates are gaining in MO, PA, VA, MT. I hope they're not just getting our hopes up.

[msongs]

7. GREAT news Isnt MO where dead men win over repubs?

so people know that dead dems are better than live repubs. Life after death lives!

Msongs

hear our song demos
www.msongs.com/msongsdemos.htm

[Greeby]

9. Oh yeah, that had slipped my mind

:D

[saltpoint]

8. skipos, thanks for posting this. It's a lift that this woman leads her

lame-brained opponent.

I understand about the cash but the trendline is very encouraging.

Go, Claire!

[otohara]

10. Please, Please, Please - Let it be...

until November

[Joe Bacon]

11. How seriously are the Republicans spilt over stem cells in Missouri?

From what I've read it seems there is severe split in the Missouri GOP over stem cells! Am I right?