Purgason Claims Internal Numbers Show Him Beating Carnahan in General Election Matchup

The Chuck Purgason campaign released an internal poll last night conducted by Magellan Strategies claiming that Purgason would beat Democratic candidate Robin Carnahan in a potential general election matchup. From the campaign's summary: 

 The poll, which questioned 1234 registered voters in the state of Missouri, found that 56% preferred Chuck Purgason over expected Democratic nominee Robin Carnahan who received only 44% of the vote.  The poll had a margin of error of only  +/-2.79% and a confidence interval of 95%.

The numbers (e.g., no undecideds) certainly raise questions about the auto-dial survey's methodology, but it will be interesting to see how this plays out in the pre-primary gamesmanship.