MO-PPP: With Talent out, guess what, it's still a toss-up.

[Tender Branson]

And will probably remain so for the next 1.5 years ...

Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Claire McCaskill’s job performance?

Approve .......................................................... 46%
Disapprove...................................................... 45%

If the candidates for Senate next year were Democrat Claire McCaskill and Republican Todd Akin, who would you vote for?

Claire McCaskill .............................................. 45%
Todd Akin ........................................................ 44%

If the candidates for Senate next year were Democrat Claire McCaskill and Republican Sarah Steelman, who would you vote for?

Claire McCaskill .............................................. 45%
Sarah Steelman .............................................. 42%

If the candidates for Senate next year were Democrat Claire McCaskill and Republican Ed Martin, who would you vote for?

Claire McCaskill .............................................. 46%
Ed Martin ........................................................ 40%

If the candidates for Senate next year were Democrat Claire McCaskill and Republican Ann Wagner, who would you vote for?

Claire McCaskill .............................................. 45%
Ann Wagner.................................................... 36%

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_MO_0308513.pdf

[memphis]

Granted, it's all within MoE, but it's nice that she's positive on every one of these questions.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Steelman is the early favorite for the Republican nomination:

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[Nation]

Honestly, I'd be thrilled if I were McCaskill's campaign -- I thought she would be dead in the water for 2012, but a close race gives her an opportunity to test her political aptitude as the incumbent, not just a challenger.