Candidates
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Campaign
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Carnahan and national Democrats heavily criticized Blunt for his support of bailouts, calling him "Bailout Blunt."[3] Blunt criticized her for supporting President Obama's stimulus package, the cap-and-trade energy bill, and the Affordable Care Act.[4]
Carnahan was endorsed by the Kansas City Star,[5] the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,[6] and the St. Louis American.[7]
Blunt was endorsed by the Quincy Herald-Whig[8] and the St. Joseph News-Press.[9]
Debates
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Predictions
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Polling
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Poll source
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Date(s) administered
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Sample size
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Margin of error
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Roy Blunt (R)
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Robin Carnahan (D)
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Other
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Undecided
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Public Policy Polling
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January 10–11, 2009
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867
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± 3.3%
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44%
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45%
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––
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11%
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Wilson Strategies (R)
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March 7–9, 2009
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600
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± 4.0%
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44%
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47%
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––
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9%
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Democracy Corps (D)
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April 28–30, 2009
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800
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± 3.5%
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44%
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53%
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––
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3%
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Momentum Analysis (D)
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September 19, 2009
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802
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± 3.5%
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45%
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48%
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––
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7%
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Rasmussen Reports
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September 21, 2009
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500
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± 4.5%
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46%
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46%
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2%
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5%
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Public Policy Polling
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November 13–15, 2009
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763
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± 3.6%
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42%
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43%
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15%
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Rasmussen Reports
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December 15, 2009
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500
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± 4.5%
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44%
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46%
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4%
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6%
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YouGovPolimetrix
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January 6–11, 2010
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500
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––
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39%
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43%
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––
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19%
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Rasmussen Reports
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January 19, 2010
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500
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± 4.5%
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49%
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43%
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3%
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5%
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Rasmussen Reports
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February 10, 2010
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500
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± 4.5%
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49%
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42%
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3%
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6%
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Rasmussen Reports
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March 9, 2010
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500
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± 4.5%
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47%
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41%
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4%
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8%
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Public Policy Polling
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March 27–28, 2010
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495
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± 4.4%
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45%
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41%
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13%
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Rasmussen Reports
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April 6, 2010
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500
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± 4.5%
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48%
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42%
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3%
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7%
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Rasmussen Reports
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May 3, 2010
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500
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± 4.5%
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50%
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42%
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4%
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4%
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Rasmussen Reports
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June 2, 2010
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500
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± 4.5%
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45%
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44%
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4%
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6%
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Rasmussen Reports
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June 28, 2010
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500
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± 4.5%
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48%
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43%
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3%
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6%
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Rasmussen Reports
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July 13, 2010
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750
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± 4.0%
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47%
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45%
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2%
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6%
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Mason Dixon
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July 19–21, 2010
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625
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± 4.0%
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48%
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42%
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10%
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Rasmussen Reports
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July 27, 2010
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750
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± 4.0%
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49%
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43%
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4%
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4%
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Rasmussen Reports
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August 10, 2010
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750
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± 4.0%
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50%
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43%
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3%
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4%
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Public Policy Polling
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August 14–15, 2010
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––
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± 3.73%
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45%
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38%
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8%
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9%
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Rasmussen Reports
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August 23, 2010
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750
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± 4.0%
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51%
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40%
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5%
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4%
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Rasmussen Reports
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September 7, 2010
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750
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± 4.0%
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53%
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43%
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2%
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2%
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Rasmussen Reports
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September 21, 2010
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750
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± 4.0%
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52%
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44%
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2%
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3%
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Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research
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October 2, 2010
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1,000
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± 3.0%
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50%
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42%
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5%
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3%
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CNN/Time/Opinion Research
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October 1–5, 2010
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1,398
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± 2.5%
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53%
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40%
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4%
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––
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Rasmussen Reports
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October 5, 2010
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750
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± 4.0%
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51%
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43%
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3%
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2%
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Fox News/Pulse Opinion Research
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October 16, 2010
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1,000
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± 3.0%
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49%
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43%
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5%
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3%
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Public Policy Polling
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October 17–18, 2010
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646
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± 3.9%
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46%
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41%
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6%
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7%
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Rasmussen Reports
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October 19, 2010
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750
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± 4.0%
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52%
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43%
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4%
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3%
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Mason-Dixon
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October 18–20, 2010
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625
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± 4.0%
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49%
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40%
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3%
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8%
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KSN3/Missouri State University
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October 20–27, 2010
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821
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± 3.8%
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54%
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41%
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3%
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2%
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Fundraising
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Candidate (party)
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Receipts
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Disbursements
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Cash on hand
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Debt
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Roy Blunt (R)
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$8,203,670
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$4,537,049
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$4,003,030
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$0
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Robin Carnahan (D)
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$7,297,929
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$3,658,278
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$3,639,651
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$0
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Source: Federal Election Commission[18]
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Results
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