APPROVAL RATINGS

Published September 9, 2010 4:00am ET



Republican Mark Kirk has taken the lead in the race to fill the Illinois Senate seat once held by Barack Obama. In Missouri, Republican Roy Blunt has a double-digit advantage over Democrat Robin Carnahan in a Senate race between high-profile political figures that has been tightly contested until recent weeks.

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