Rasmussen (8/7, likely voters incl. leaners, 7/7 in parens):
Jay Nixon (D): 53 (49)
Kenny Hulshof (R): 42 (38)
(MoE: ±4.5%)
Despite a flurry of paid and earned media that came with his gubernatorial primary victory over Sarah Steelman earlier this week, it looks like Kenny Hulshof’s nomination bounce has not arrived. He’ll have a steep hill to climb if he intends to pull even with Democrat Jay Nixon, the state’s longtime attorney general.
SSP currently rates this race as Lean Democratic.
Well, I’m glad we’re in good shape with the Governor’s race… But how is Nixon able to maintain such a large lead in the Gubernatorial race while McCain’s still ahead of Obama in the Presidential race in MO? Can Nixon really attract that many crossover GOP votes?