Post-Dispatch Polling Filled With Interesting News

The latest Post-Dispatch polling is just chocked full of interesting news.

The poll shows:

  • McCaskill leading Talent by 3 points
  • Nixon beating Blunt in a head to head by 9 points.
  • Blunt with a 55% negative job approval
  • 64% of voters see Blunt's action on Medicare as severe.
  • Voters support the stem cell iniative by a 32 point margin.
  • Voters currently support the tobacco initiative by a 62-28 margin.

U.S. Senate Race:

If the election for Missouri's U.S. Senate were held today, would
you vote for Claire McCaskill, the Democrat, or Jim Talent, the
Republican?
McCaskill 47%
Talent 44%

2008 Governor's Race:

If the 2008 election for Governor were held today, for whom would you vote if the choice were between Jay Nixon, the Democrat and Matt Blunt, the Republican?
Nixon 51%
Blunt 43%