One year before their likely matchup in a key 2010 Senate race, Democrat Robin Carnahan and Republican Roy Blunt are locked in a dead heat, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Nov. 13-15.
Carnahan, the Missouri Secretary of State, drew 43 percent support in the poll of 763 voters. Blunt, who represents the southwestern 7th District in the U.S. House, had 42 percent.
Carnahan is running even with Blunt even though more respondents think unfavorably (38 percent) than favorably (30 percent) of the Republican. Carnahan is viewed favorably by 40 percent and unfavorably by 36 percent.