Two polls show mixed results in Missouri Senate race

STL Today.com ^ | Friday, August 27, 2010 9:33 am | TONY MESSENGER

[11th Commandment]

JEFFERSON CITY -- One poll in the U.S. Senate race for Missouri this week has Republican Roy Blunt topping 50 percent support for the first time in the race. Another poll this week has Blunt in a statistical dead heat with Democrat Robin Carnahan.

As can be expected this time of the election year, both camps are trying to make hay with each poll. The one that came out first, by Rasmussen, showed Blunt widening the lead he has had in several other polls, including the Post-Dispatch poll.

[11th Commandment]

The Polling sample on the tied polls sampled 63% women.

[The_Victor]

Internals for the MSU poll showing a dead heat here.

registered voter (not likely voter) poll.

[screaminsunshine]

Rassmuss polls people who are going to vote. The other just polls the general public.

[Soul Seeker]

A university poll that cannot be contrasted wih any prior polling. Yeah, I think I’ll go with Rass.

[Diamond]

Well, how else can they get the result they want other than by rigging the sample? I'm surprised STL propaganda/agitation TODAY reported the fact.

Cordially,

[Republican Wildcat]

showed Blunt widening the lead he has had in several other polls, including the Post-Dispatch poll.

Then I guess we know which is accurate.

[ken5050]

I have always wondered why the “general public” ( those LESS likely to vote) would bother to take the time to b e polled...