Schmitt Leads by Double Digits in Missouri Senate Race: Poll
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is now leading Democratic nominee Trudy Busch Valentine by double digits in the Senate race as midterms are less than one week away, recent polling shows.
According to a survey by Emerson College Polling and The Hill released on Nov. 1, 51 percent of potential voters favored Schmitt while 39 percent backed Busch Valentine, with 6 percent staying undecided.
The latest poll also showed Schmitt leading in terms of favorability: 54 percent of interviewees held favorable views of the Republican candidate, while 37 percent showed negative perceptions of him.
Voters are evenly split on Busch Valentine, with 42 percent of respondents having favorable views of her while the same percent expressed the opposite….