Talent (MO) down and Chimpy sinking in Repuke-leaning Rasmussen poll

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McCaskill 46% Talent 43%

January 3, 2005--In the Missouri Senate race, Democrat Claire McCaskill leads Republican Jim Talent by three percentage points.

The first Rasmussen Reports Election Poll conducted in 2006 finds McCaskill with 46% of the statewide vote. Talent, the incumbent Senator, attracts just 43% of the vote.

Incumbents who poll below 50% are generally considered vulnerable. This could be one of the most closely watched races in the country come November.

Last November, McCaskill had a two-point lead. In previous September the two candidates were tied at 46% each. McCaskill is viewed favorably by 55% of Missouri voters. fifty-three percent (53%) have a favorable opinion of Talent.

Both candidates attract solid support from their own party while McCaskill has a 10-percentage point advantage among unaffiliated voters.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/January%202006/Missouri%20Senate%20January%202.htm

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President Bush Job Approval

Wednesday January 04, 2006--Forty-six (46%) of American adults approve of the way George W. Bush is performing his role as President. That's the first time his approval has dipped below 47% since before Christmas.

Fifty-two percent (52%) of Americans disapprove.

The President earns approval from 51% of White Americans, 10% of Black or African-Americans, and 42% of other Americans.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Bush_Job_Approval.htm