# @thekansascitystar on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Chu9Iuzv_1F
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19115833-thekansascitystar-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-08-26T19:00:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar

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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has established a double digit lead in the U.S. Senate race against Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine, according to a new poll from Saint Louis University. 
 
But the polling also shows that a majority of Missourians support some form of legal access to abortion, a possible obstacle for Schmitt, a Republican who played a key role in triggering the state’s near-total abortion ban in June. 
 
While Democrats haven’t won a Senate race in Missouri since 2012, the issue of abortion rights — and Schmitt’s decision to enact the ban minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — potentially offers a small opening for Busch Valentine in the general election.
 
Get more analysis on the potential impact of abortion rights on this #MOSen race at the link in our bio. ✏️ Kacen Bayless
 
#Missouri #MissouriPolitics #2022Election #MidtermElections #AbortionRights

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midtermelections, abortionrights, mosen, missouri, missouripolitics, 2022election

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