Key findings from an exit poll of voters in Missouri's general
election:
STEM CELLS: White voters describing themselves as born-again
Christians opposed Amendment 2, Missouri's embryonic stem cell
initiative, by a wide margin. White voters who do not call
themselves born-again Christians overwhelmingly supported the
amendment.
SENATE-LOCATION: People living in Missouri's urban areas favored
Democrat Claire McCaskill; those living in small towns and rural
areas sided with Republican Sen. Jim Talent. The suburbs of Kansas
City and St. Louis were nearly evenly split.
SENATE DECISION: About one-third of people said they made up
their minds in the last month, and the majority of those voted for
McCaskill.
BUSH PERFORMANCE-SENATE: Nine in 10 Missourians who strongly
approved of President Bush's job performance supported Talent. Nine
in 10 respondents who strongly disapproved of the president's
performance supported McCaskill.
MINIMUM WAGE AND SENATE: Opponents of Proposition B, which would
raise Missouri's minimum wage to $6.50 from $5.15, were more likely
to support Talent, while supporters were more likely to vote for
McCaskill.
PARTY AFFILIATION: Self-described independents made up about a
quarter of all voters.
WAR IN IRAQ: A slight majority of Missourians disapproved of the
war in Iraq. Supporters favored Talent and opponents favored
McCaskill.
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By Jim Salter, Associated Press Writer
Exit poll conducted for The Associated Press and television
networks by Edison Media Research/Mitofsky International among
1,623 voters as they left 50 randomly selected precincts around
Missouri on Tuesday. Margin of sampling error plus or minus 4
percentage points for the overall sample, larger for subgroups.
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