Missouri Poll, Post-Dispatch: McCain 47, Obama 46, "It's now essentially tied."

[usregimechange]

That's the upshot of a new Post-Dispatch/KMOV-TV poll of 800 likely Missouri voters conducted this week by Maryland-based Research 2000.

The uncertainty over the nation's economy appears to be helping Democrat Barack Obama in the state. The poll showed Republican John McCain with a one-point edge, 47 percent to 46 percent for Obama. A week earlier, a similar Research 2000 poll showed McCain held a 4 percentage point lead.


This week's poll, like the earlier one, has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points for each number. That means McCain might have a larger lead, or Obama might have edged ahead.

"It's now essentially tied," said pollster Del Ali, head of Research 2000.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/3368120E9B53BDC1862574D0000D8EF4?OpenDocument

[Pale Blue Dot]

1. Missouri is now a battleground state?

What more do you need to know?

[usregimechange]

2. That there will be 100,000 doors knocked on in MO tomorrow and I will be helping?

[Eric J in MN]

5. Thank you. NT

NT

[Pale Blue Dot]

6. ...

:thumbsup:

[demgrrrll]

11. I will be out there too at about 1 pm.

[HughMoran]

3. Missouri?

SWEET!! Let's make more states than McCain can "whack-a-mole" on!!!

[Eric J in MN]

4. I donated to the Missouri Democratic Party.

http://www.missouridems.org

[Cosmic Charlie]

7. Call in Michael J Fox!

[speedoo]

8. It's gonna be a landslide.

As in a winning margin of 100 or more EV's.

[TooRaLoo]

9. We're gonna see Obama win some surprising states.

Ya heard it here first!

[Awsi Dooger]

10. I can't buy it

I'm going to play McCain in Missouri if the price drops a bit lower on Intrade. I finally got North Carolina, to go with Indiana several weeks ago. Playing those states at basically 60 is a bargain, equating to -150 or 3 to win 2.

Obama is at the apex of his lead right now so the state prices become out of whack. It's still an open race in a polarized era so I can't project a wide national margin. Without a national margin of at least 5 points, there's no way states like North Carolina, Indiana or Missouri come along for the ride. I'm not falling for that, just like I bet Hillary in California and Ohio in the primaries. Obama bettors tend to get carried away and project too much strength in states that naturally favor the other side.

I've got Obama to win the election at even money but I'm also going to take the value in some states for McCain.

[grantcart]

12. I wonder if they grow much corn in Missouri lol

You have to be stone cold stupid to just jump out on ethanol like that.