Amendment 2 Update: Oct. 26

From LifeSiteNews:

Missouri Embryonic Stem Cell Research Amendment Losing Support

"A new poll shows that support for Amendment 2, the Missouri measure that would have the state support human cloning and embryonic stem cell research, is dropping fast. The level of support has dropped from more than a 2-1 margin to less than 10 percent."

According to a new Survey USA poll released Tuesday, just 45 percent of Missouri voters say they plan to vote for Amendment 2 while 36 percent will vote against it and another 18 percent are undecided.

That's a huge difference from the last survey the polling firm did just two weeks ago.
On October 12, Survey USA had Amendment 2 ahead by a 57-27 percent margin with 16 percent undecided. [More...]

Kathryn Jean Lopez over at NRO's The Corner:

"The betrayed with a kiss thing does actually cut to the heart of matters — cloning politics has long been drowning in euphemisms and contradictions, and so it is in the Missouri initiative. The Aramaic naturally is not going to reach everyone but if you're reading the blogs and things and you weren't paying attention before to the issue, it might make you think about it for an extra few seconds — it's another way to package the smart 2tricky message. Hearing some reaction over the past few days, I'm confident it's served its purpose and was a worthwhile contribution to the debate, such as it is."

She also adds her take on what Caviezel is saying in the ad:

"The Corner can end all suspense and officially confirm that in the commericial airing in St. Louis tonight Jim Caveziel says in Aramaic, "You betray me with a kiss." ... As one source working to defeat Amendment 2 in Missouri explains..."

"It refers to the promises made on page one of the amendment that are betrayed on page 5. On page one Amendment 2 promises to ban human cloning and this is betrayed on page 5 where human cloning is enshrined in the Missouri constitution."

Update: The Washington Times includes more details and background on this story.