Post-Dispatch Poll Shows Hulshof By 8

HULSHOF 32% STEELMAN 24%

St. Louis Post-Dispatch/Research 2000 Survey

Nixon Sitting on Large Lead in the General

Harris Up In Dem A.G. Race

"No clear favorite has emerged for the Republican nomination for governor," write Virginia Young and Tony Messenger

MSU Poli-Sci Professor: "Not Sure if Steelman can pull this off statewide"

"It's (Nixon's) to lose," concludes Research 2000 pollster

Republican Primary for Governor . . .500 voters/4.5%MOE . . . Hulshof leads by 8, 27% still undecided, Scott Long polls 12% overall (!?) and 22% (!!) in Kansas City (?), Steelman maintains large lead in the Ozarks (37%-18%), running contrary to a Hulshof campaign poll, but the writers warn the small sample could make those numbers less reliable than other numbers, Hulshof is romping in the St. Louis area, 43% see Hulshof favorably compared to 39% for Steelman.

General Election Match-Ups . . .

Nixon 52%, Hulshof 35%, 12% Undecided

Nixon 53%, Steelman 34%, 13% Undecided

Democratic Primary for Attorney General . . .500 voters/4.5%MOE . . . Jeff Harris leads the field by 10 points . . . Harris 33%, Koster 23%, Donnelly 20%, 23% remain undecided, Harris even leads Donnelly among women, Koster holds only a 2-point advantage over Harris in Kansas City, in southwest Missouri, it's Koster 31%, Harris 28%.

***MONDAY: Do the campaigns dismiss the polling or spin the numbers?***