The Republican nominee for Senate in Missouri, Rep. Roy Blunt, is pulling away from his Democratic opponent, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan in the race for the Show Me State’s open Senate seat. A poll from Rasmussen out today shows Blunt ahead 53-43, the latest in a series of polls that have shown the Republican could be settling into a comfortable lead.
The last Rasmussen poll — which also happens to be the last public poll of the race — showed Blunt ahead 54-41. That poll was conducted Aug. 23.
The TPM Poll Average shows Blunt ahead 50.6-43.8. Trendlines show Blunt with the momentum:
Of course, the last two public polls of the race came from Rasmussen, a firm that Democrats generally view with, at best, a healthy skepticism. Other pollsters have shown the race to be closer than Rasmussen has. And, of course, the race is far from over, giving Carnahan plenty of time to leverage her large organization and deep roots in the state to close the gap.
