Poll--MO Senate: Blunt 37% Carnahan 37%

[WI_DEM]

Jefferson City, Mo. -- A recent Missouri statewide poll that includes the US Senate race between Robin Carnahan, Roy Blunt, Jonathan Dine and Jerry Beck conducted by Global Strategy Group (Sept. 14-18) and released by the Missouri Democratic Party shows the margin between Roy Blunt and Robin Carnahan tightening, with each receiving 37 percent of the vote. The race remains within the margin of error when counting voters who are still undecided but leaning towards a candidate.

"This poll shows that the more Missourians learn about Congressman Blunt's ties to corruption and the 14 years he has spent as a Washington Insider, the less likely they are to vote for him," said Missouri Democratic Party Communications Director Ryan Hobart. "After 14 years of not being held accountable, Missourians are starting to realize Congressman Blunt represents the very worst of Washington when it comes to waste, corruption and sticking it to the middle class."

Congressman Blunt began airing television ads six weeks before the Robin Carnahan campaign was on television. In addition, his corporate special interest allies including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Karl Rove’s American Crossroads have spent more than $2 million attacking Robin Carnahan. This poll shows Robin Carnahan gaining ground and closing the gap once held by Congressman Blunt.

Global Strategy Group conducted this poll of 601 likely voters statewide for the Missouri Democratic Party September 14-18. The margin of error for the poll is +/- 4%.

http://www.missouridems.org/headline.php?id=190

[Kdillard]

1. Nice hopefully Carnahan can pull off the upset.

[vaberella]

2. Playing nice does work. Come one Carnahan. Start hitting hard so we can take this home.

I think we can get this chair. I can't wait for election night.

[HughMoran]

3. Encouraging

:thumbsup:

[Cha]

5. Way encouraging..this the first time I've

seen them neck in neck.!

[Robbins]

4. Well

You see why Democrats are airing ads against Blunt here.

Blunt's ads are targeting Carnahan as supporting Obama's wnating to raise taxes(yes a lie but what do you expect) and Blunt claiming
his support for Tax Cuts(which we know he means by screwing the middle class and helping Millionaries) and cutting red tape(again translation reversing regulations Obama has started doing after 10 years of deregulations)

This Is still a race.Fox news Is suing the Carnahan campagin because of ad with Blunt talking on Fox news.

[Ramulux]

6. This would be a huge upset

The senate looks worse and worse for the repubs every day.

[Honeycombe8]

7. It would be helpful if posters would identify which is the R and which is the D.

Posters frequently post poll results between candidates, and they forget that other posters are not from that state and don't know which is the Repub and which is the Democrat.

Without that, posting poll results is meaningless.

[catgirl]

8. I was surprised at how far ahead he was before

This is very good news. I won't be surprised if we keep the same number of seats in the Senate.

[Arkana]

9. That's a lotta undecideds.

[yellowcanine]

10. Anti-incumbent mood works against Blunt here even though it is an open seat.

Blunt has been in Washington DC a long time. I don't agree that this is a disqualifying factor per se (all other things equal I would rather have experience than not) but this is the game the Republicans are playing all over the country so - what's good for the goose....

[Beetwasher]

11. Ooooh! That's Nice!!

This would be a nice pick up.