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MO-06: Graves Shows Massive Lead Over Barnes

By Brian Simpson - Posted on October 30th, 2008
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SurveyUSA has Sam Graves (R) leading Kay Barnes (D) by a commanding 54-36%. Graves (the incumbent) looks to be cruising to re-election.

In an election for US House of Representatives in Missouri’s 6th Congressional District today, 10/29/08, six days till votes are counted, incumbent Republican Sam Graves defeats Democratic challenger Kay Barnes 54% to 36%, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for KCTV-TV in Kansas City. Barnes had pulled to within 3 points of Graves in SurveyUSA polling in August, but at the finish line, momentum is with the Republican, who has doubled his advantage in the past two weeks.

He has the advantage in all age groups and leads Barnes among independents.

There have been reports that internal campaign polling reports a similarly large lead for Graves which has lead to the DCCC scaling back it’s funding in the race.

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Knight_of_the_Mind's picture
So Do You Think That Confirms This?
Submitted by Knight_of_the_Mind on Thu, 2008-10-30 09:55.
GOP halves Democrat lead on generic ballot...

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Brian Simpson's picture
Not necessarily
Submitted by Brian Simpson on Thu, 2008-10-30 10:09.

Barnes was a very poor choice on the part of the Ds. She is extremely liberal in a center right district. That meant she faced a very steep uphill from the start. The increasing lead may be evidence of the generic gap closing, but she never really had a chance to begin with.

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