Missouri Senate: Still Close Talent (R) 46%, McCaskill (D) 44%

Rasmussen Reports ^ | August 22, 2006

[Clintonfatigued]

The Missouri Senate race remains one of the closest in the nation. The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll shows Senator Jim Talent (R) with 46% of the vote and Missouri State Auditor Claire McCaskill (D) at 44% (see crosstabs). A month ago, it was McCaskill’s turn to hold a statistically insignificant edge, 45% to 42%.

[LasVegasMac]

that old pellican.

LOL

Ok, why do you call him that?

[BigSkyFreeper]

I think the Democrats have already hit their high water mark in Missouri.

[MikefromOhio]

pretty much....

[pissant]

Claire is a her, not a him.

It's something I saw on the 3 Stooges in my yoot. Moe had some classic insults.

[misharu]

McCaskill will most likely cover the blue areas of the state. Which according to the 2000 and 2004 national elections were, Springfield, Kansas City and the independent City of St. Louis. (I live in St. Louis County, which is not part of St. Louis City.) That leaves almost 95% of the state Red.

I personally think it will be a squeeker, but if the Mo Republican Party galvanizes the masses as they did in 2000 and 2004, then Talent will win easily.

[gridlock]

Get Out The Vote will be key. Contact your local Republican Campaign Headquarters and volunteer.

[LasVegasMac]

East St. Louis is in Illinois.....not Missouri....

As if that would matter to the 'Rats "Vote Early, Vote Often" style......

[MikefromOhio]

just stating it for accuracy.....

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

I gotta feelin' that Casey is gonna dry up like October corn. Burns is gonna pull it out. Chafee.....who cares?

I think that we may pick up a seat or two in the Senate. We may lose a few seats in the House but we will hold it.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

Our voter vault system is outstanding. We have a clear GOTV advantage over the Dems. I am wedded to gettin' a GOP governor elected here in Iowa, otherwise I would love to go to PA.

[new yorker 77]

This is the same exact pattern of polling in Missouri as the 2002 Election.

Talent won then. He will win again.

[BigSkyFreeper]

This is the same exact pattern of polling in Missouri as the 2002 Election.

Talent won then. He will win again.

That's my exact "take it to the bank" prediction.  It's the 2002 election all over again.

[gridlock]

I am wedded to gettin' a GOP governor elected here in Iowa, otherwise I would love to go to PA.

Yep. Likewise, I will be working to get Tom Kean Jr. elected to the Senate in NJ (he's one of the two referenced in my tag-line). You're most useful and less of a burden working in your own area, I always figure.

[traditional1]

"As if that would matter to the 'Rats "Vote Early, Vote Often" style......"

I would suspect there's lots of traffic from Democrat voters from E. St. Louis across the bridge on election day.....westbound on I-64, on busses provided by your Local Democrat volunteers....

[AFPhys]

I believe you might be right with one exception.

I sincerely hope that the Senate ends up with Chaffee losing, and that decreases your Senate expectation by 1. In my opinion, that would increase the Republican's power.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Handing out packs of Marlboros like they did in Milwaukee.

[gridlock]

I sincerely hope that the Senate ends up with Chaffee losing, and that decreases your Senate expectation by 1.

I'll take a net gain of two, with Chaffee losing (which is really more like a gain of 3). How's that?

[kempster]

Isn't MO the state that has judges in place to keep the polls open until the Democrat wins?

[Niteranger68]

[tom h]

"East St. Louis is probably without a doubt largely Democrat.

East St. Louis is in Illinois.....not Missouri...."

But that won't stop them from voting in Missouri. Happens in Wisconsin and Illinois all the time -- Democrats in Milwaukee voting in Chicago, and vice versa.