New poll: McCaskill surges to lead over Akin
Yael T. AbouhalkahHope Claire McCaskill and her supporters won’t complain about this news out Wednesday.
She has stretched her lead over Todd Akin to 6 percentage points in the latest Public Policy Polling release on the U.S. Senate race in Missouri.
That’s up from a bare 1 percentage point lead in August from the PPP, Democratic-leaning pollsters.
McCaskill’s supporters haven’t liked some of the past poll results. When they were too far ahead, they decried the news. That was back when Democrats wanted Akin to think he had a real chance to win and would stay in the race.
When the polls showed Akin actually had a chance to win, though, some McCaskill backers have complained about that being pointed out, too.
The actual PPP numbers are 46 to 40 over Akin. Libertarian Jonathan Dine actually gets 9 percent, although some of that support could disappear in the final weeks.
Akin could gain if more Missourians who say they want a Republican-controlled Senate come out to vote on Nov. 6.
Or, McCaskill could pull away the more Akin spouts his extremist views on many subjects, and as McCaskill pounds away in new TV ads at him.
William R. Nelson
7 months, 2 weeks agoLooking at the methodology in the fine print, I was surprised to find this poll fair and balanced with no heavy weighting in favor of dems or libs.
Although, I did find this cross tab to be rather odd:
Phil Cardarella
7 months, 2 weeks agoPersonally, I am appalled that Gov. Romney has not taken the opportunity to show his true “conservative” colors by coming to Missouri and campaigning with Mr. Akin.
What kind of GOP standardbearer fails to rally to the cause of a fellow who — afterall — has taken no position not in the GOP platform?
I am looking forward to the photo-op.
George Hunsucker
Northland
7 months, 2 weeks agoMO will be solidly for Romney phil, why waste time here? Much better spend in WI, taking this state from the big 0, as in ZERO!
Mark Hastert
7 months, 2 weeks ago“Much better spend in WI,”
… and I hope he wastes a couple weeks there too. He’s only 11 points down there it’s doable!
Johnathon Busby
7 months, 2 weeks agoI’ll take the politician over the knuckle walking, anti woman, ignorant of eight grade biology, Luddite. The politician can be reasoned with; there’s no reasoning with someone like Akin, they have no handle on reality in the first place.
I hope to see Akin soon, asking if I want fries with that. Seems more up to his level of education and intellectual capacity. Of course, there’s always the possibility that every pollster and polling agency is in grand conspiracy… I’ve heard that suggested by the desperate, of late.