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Any polls BenD?

politix: i would assume some have been done and are not public yet, if ever. Its really up to KSDK or KMOV/Post-Dispatch to do one. At this point though, I dont think they see much point in it.

Russ Carnahan is pro-choice, and that will make it tough for him in the general.

The GOP has no strong candidates left running. I don't believe this poll, though. Steve Stoll had the advantage.

This poll was conducted for Carnahan, I should have mentioned that earlier.

Federer has performed reasonably well against an entrenched incumbent.

Oh, well, maybe Stoll is leading. Tell me earlier Val.

Federer is a running joke in St. Louis these days.

Gephardt is very different from Stoll. Gephardt was a national figure, and had moved to the left. Federer would not have gotten in the forties if he was facing the 1976 Gephardt.

Federer is being abandoned by the main stream Republicans. He isn't well liked and beyond that is a kook. He has several ethical clouds over his head. The District is 60/40 and from what I hear is pretty close to 55-45 pro-choice. Any of the serious candidates won't have too much of a problem. That and Federer's numbers aren't that impressive from this round of fundraising letters. The point of previous campaigns was to keep Gephardt around Missouri. With him gone, the Republicans won't see much use in this race.

Here is what I wrote about this race in the St. Louis Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2004/05/03/editorial3.html Disclaimer: My opinions have been known to change without much warning. Also, our continuing 3rd CD coverage at Arch City Chronicle: http://www.archcitychronicle.com/archives/cat_3rd_cd_race.php

Good info, Dave. Is Carnahan really sinking that bad? Any info on internal polling

I wonder sometimes if Carnahan is "sinking that bad." It feels that way from where I'm sitting, but since most voters haven't even thought about thinking about this race yet, it's obviously way too early to say he's missed his chance. But he did miss his chance to shut this race down before it even got started. If he'd raced some real money early and secured some key endorsements, with his name, there would've been no race. Now we got a race, and he's arguably no longer the favorite.

Oh, also, on the polling. I don't have any inside scoop on internal polls, but I hear what everyone else hears. Carnahan has a poll that says he's got a huge lead in name recognition. Nothing more than that.

I'd always been under the impression that it was Stoll's to lose.

Right. Carnahan is seen as the favorite by DC people. People in the district know better.

The people from here MO who have been posting messages about this race strike me as possibly being involved with the Stoll campaign. BTW, while Federer might not be the greatest candidate, what they said about him is untrue.

Is this primary election on a different date than the other MO primary elections for some reason?

Whats goin on with this race?

Stoll is the frontrunner I think. Carnahan never seemed to take off. And Smith has the Dean/DailyKos type support, so we'll see if he can break their losing streak.

Mark or Jeff?

Check the endorsements. :)

Aha, thanks.

Joan Barry is the only major female candidate, but she is pro-life on abortion, which may not help her with a more liberal primary electorate.