The two leading candidates for Missouri's open U.S. Senate seat are in a very close race with just more than one year before the 2010 balloting, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey conducted Sept. 21.
The survey of 500 likely voters showed 46 percent support for both Democrat Robin Carnahan, Missouri's secretary of state, and Republican Roy Blunt, a seven-term House member from the state's 7th District.
The poll said that 57 percent of respondents have a very favorable or somewhat favorable view of Blunt, while 52 percent said the same of Carnahan.
Voters give much higher ratings to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon (58 percent approval and 38 percent disapproval) than President Barack Obama (44 percent approval, 56 percent disapproval). Obama, as the 2008 Democratic presidential nominee, narrowly lost Missouri to Republican John McCain.
Carnahan and Blunt are seeking the Senate seat of four-term Republican Christopher S. Bond, who is retiring at the end of next year.
The closeness of the race is reflected in CQ Politics' rating of Tossup.
To see how all of the 2010 Senate races are shaping up, check out the CQ Politics' election map.
-- Greg Giroux
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