A new Survey USA poll shows Democratic challenger Claire McCaskill up by nine points over incumbant Jim Talent. 51-42 (10/9-10/11: ME 4.5)
http://www.surveyusa.com/...
The polll is siginificant for a number of reasons, primarily because this is the first poll that has shown either candidate with a lead outside the margin of error in months.
McCaskill made big gains among male voters and among those who live in Central Missouri. She still trails in the very conservative Ozark region, but unlike her unsuccessful gubernatorial big in '04, she is hanging much closer in that region. She continues to do very well in the metro regions of STL and KC