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Published: 03/31/10

Hints of Republican Discontent with Congress Show in Missouri GOP Senate Primary

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Hints of Republican Discontent with Congress Show in Missouri GOP Senate Primary

Seven-term Rep. Roy Blunt has a commanding lead over a little-known state senator in the race for the GOP Senate nomination in Missouri and he has been posting modest leads in a general election matchup with Democrat Robin Carnahan. But a Public Policy Polling survey conducted March 27-29 says Blunt's primary opponent has been showing at least a few signs of life, possibly because of voters' anti-Washington mood. Blunt leads conservative two-term lawmaker Chuck Purgason by 48 percent to 18 percent with 34 percent undecided, which is not surprising since 84 percent of Republican voters don't ...

Published: 11/18/09

Carnahan, Blunt Are Neck-and-Neck in Race for Missouri Senate Seat

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Carnahan, Blunt Are Neck-and-Neck in Race for Missouri Senate Seat

Robin Carnahan, Missouri's Democratic secretary of state, is in a dead heat with seven-term Republican Rep. Roy Blunt in the race to succeed GOP incumbent Sen. Kit Bond, who decided not to seek re-election, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Nov. 13-15. ...

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