Well, well, well. Check this out folks:
From the Mellman Group (yes, a Democratic pollster, but still, if the numbers stank, they'd have sat on them. See Steve, I'm learning from your posts!)
McCaskill: 45%, Steelman: 36%
McCaskill: 46%, Brunner: 38%
McCaskill: 44%, Akin: 39%
She has even a solid, five point lead over her closest opponent. Now, this by now means makes her the favorite. It is an internal poll. But I had been sensing a growing meme that this race might well be slipping away from Team Blue. This poll indicates that that is simply not the case. Go Claire!