With 25 days to go, a new SurveyUSA poll shows Democratic challenger Claire McCaskill surging ahead of Sen. Jim Talent in Missouri's U.S. Senate race by 9 percentage points.
McCaskill 52%
Talent 41%
The poll shows just 4 percent still undecided. Libertarian Frank Gilmour wins 3%.
The survey polled 497 likely voters and has a margin of error of +/- 4 %.
According to the data, McCaskill has closed the gender gap to almost a dead heat. She has expanded her lead among women. She wins independents 52%-39%.
In the Ozarks, Talent only beats McCaskill 48%-42%.
SurveyUSA did speak to more Democrats (37%) than Republicans (32%).
Still, if taken at face value, this poll means a big boost for McCaskill.
The question is: McCaskill by 9? Do you buy it?
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Ozarks Voice "The Cover Up"
The story of a six year effort started when I turned in 1800 signatures on a petition asking for the development of a technology park be placed on the Springfield ballot. The City said no then just like they said no in August of this year when 1300 signatures were turned in. They say it is appropriating money and the citizens can not do that with a ballot petition even though they allowed Sheriff Merritt to do it on this years November ballot because they will pay to enforce it. We do have a new petition going and it can be found at our website.
This project could bring more and better business and job opportunities for all of southwest Missouri. That is why we want people from across the area to consider joining the effort. To help or learn more people can go to: www.technologypark2006.org. We also think we need to include College of the Ozarks, Drury, Evangel, MSU, OTC and other colleges in the area.
Most say that MSU, the City and Roy Blunt stole the idea from our volunteer grass roots effort. Mainly the Jordan Valley Innovation is about research for military issues. That project is fine, but we need more general opportunities for the people of southwest Missouri since the world economy is moving ahead so fast. We would like to see research in agricultural, environmental and other general areas of new technology. We also talked about the incubator strategy which according to news story JVI was not included, but now they claim will be.
It is upsetting that the city continues to turn down a citizens led effort even though we have helped push the Technology agenda forward. They must be having many sleepless nights trying to figure out how to shut us down! We need more grassroots efforts so that the citizens can use the democratic process since we own the government. Free enterprise should allow business and the citizens to steer where government money goes in the economy. Letting the citizens have a say in their own destiny is something that must send chills down their spines.
Sincerely, Steven L. Reed lives in Springfield
Steven L. Reed
Springfield, MO 65804
417-849-4279 sreed@technologypark2006.org
This is a perfect example of the media making news instead of simply reporting it. Most polls are done with a media outlet and for what purpose? To report news, or to direct the herd? How is democracy and participation helped by this?
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