Poll may sway McCaskill into challenging Talent (MO).

[Moooooo]

From Roll Call:

Attempting to reinvigorate their sluggish recruitment efforts in the Missouri Senate race, Democrats recently commissioned a poll aimed at luring a top-tier candidate into a challenge to Sen. Jim Talent (R).

The survey, which was conducted by Paul Harstad for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, showed the freshman Senator with considerable vulnerability - especially if Democrats can entice state Auditor Claire McCaskill into the contest.

McCaskill, who narrowly lost a bid for governor in 2004, is being heavily pressured to make the race by influential state and national operatives and did agree to have her name included in the poll, according to informed sources.

McCaskill and Talent were tied at 43 percent in the Harstad survey.

According to the Harstad survey, 36 percent of those tested would vote to re-elect Talent, 34 percent preferred someone else and 30 percent were undecided.

[ian]

As I've said numerous times, I really like her and hope that she can win.  I would probably donate $ to her.

[No more McShame]

Poll sounds a little fishy to me considering what it's purpose is.  But it does make the point that Talent is not invincible if he draws a decent opponent.