We, in the media, love to discuss and tear apart polls. A recent Rasmussen Reports survey gave Republican Roy Blunt a 6 percentage point lead over Democrat Robin Carnahan in a head to head match-up in Missouri's 2010 U.S. Senate race. Today we have a new poll which was sent to me by longtime Democrat Tony Wyche - and it shows Carnahan out in front slightly.

The YouGovPolimetrix survey has Carnahan with a 43 to 39 percentage point lead over Blunt among decided voters ... and shows Carnahan with a 40 to 34 percentage point lead over State Senator Chuck Purgason, who is also in the contest for the GOP nomination.

I must confess ... I am not familiar with the polling firm - YouGovPolimetrix - but we present the results for your consideration, just the same.

Steve Walsh