Missouri Update

There has been little to no change in any of the Missouri elections since last week. The 4th congressional district race between Democrat Ike Skelton and Republican Vicky Hartzler still remains a toss-up. According to Politico, recent polls show that the two are in a dead heat, literally. Each candidate has 42% support, and although there was a margin of error of 5.7%, it still shows a very close race. Furthermore, in the same poll, Skelton's favorability ratings fell in at around 56%, while Hartzler was around 38%. This is very interesting because in the rural 4th district, there are many more Republicans than Democrats, yet the Democratic candidate has received a higher favorability rating. It should be very interesting to see what happens come election day.  Poll:Skelton in dead heat

In regards to the 3rd congressional district race between Carnahan (D) and Martin (R), there has been no change since last week. Carnahan still holds the lead by approximately 16 points, and RealClearPolitics has labeled it as "likely Dem".

In the Senate race between Roy Blunt (R), and Robin Carnahan (D), polls show that Blunt has now leapt to a 9.7 point lead; that's up about 2 points from last week.
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