PPP Poll Shows McCaskill in Dead Heat With Akin

Roll Call ^ | May 3, 2011 | Joshua Miller

[Clintonfatigued]

In a March PPP poll, 46 percent of Missouri voters approved of the Democrat’s job performance, the same number that approved of her in the survey released on Tuesday. The first-term Senator’s disapproval ticked up 2 points since March, a number within the margin of error.

But the poll didn’t bring only good news for McCaskill, who is a top GOP target next year.

In a matchup with likely Senate contender Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.), the race was essentially tied, with McCaskill garnering 46 percent to 45 percent for the six-term Congressman.

The poll showed McCaskill ahead, albeit barely, of both declared Republican candidates in the Senate race. She led former Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman by 3 points, a margin that is statistically insignificant, and attorney Ed Martin by a more comfortable 7 points.

[Impy]

I don’t think she or Hulshof ever stood a chance. Not in 2008.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Akin would likely have the full and complete support of the MO GOP. Steelman, unfortunately, is HATED by a good chunk of the party establishment, and it was enough to keep her from beating Hulshof in the primary (and even had she won the nomination for Governor, I think those same people would’ve sat on their hands, and hence Nixon still would’ve won). If that animosity wasn’t there, I’d support her, but we can’t play games with any of these seats.