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In Minnesota, the Shorter Obama's Coattails, the Worse It Looks for Al Franken: 60 hours until votes are counted in Minnesota, Barack Obama's advantage over John McCain is back inside the margin of sampling error, according to SurveyUSA's final look at one of 2008's most interesting states.

Obama 49%, McCain 46%, in interviewing underwritten by KSTP-TV in Minneapolis, WDIO-TV Duluth and KAAL-TV Rochester, 10/30/08 through 11/01/08. Obama led by 6 two weeks ago, now by 3.

The late break to the GOP is occurring among men and seniors. For each point McCain gains, the better it looks for Republican Norm Coleman's US Senate re-election bid.

In 4 pre-election tracking polls, SurveyUSA has never shown Franken ahead. Other pollsters have. The contest is close, fiercely fought, and Franken may in fact win. But in SurveyUSA's final numbers, it's Coleman 44%, Franken 39%. Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley, though down from 19% a month ago to 16% today, is a true spoiler. Barkley's supporters are more likely to be Democrats than Republicans, and more likely to be pro-choice than pro-life. If Barkley's supporters turn-out to vote but at the last instant turn-away from Barkley, Franken may out-perform these numbers.

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Re: Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #14735 (Minnesota - Good news?)
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2008, 12:37:09 PM »

yep.  coleman is looking better.  so is wicker in mississippi, and chambliss in georigia.  elizabeth dole is probably in trouble, depending on the turnout on election day, and stevens is toast. nailing down MS and GA would go a long ways toward keeping the dems from getting 60 votes in the senate.


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Re: Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #14735 (Minnesota - Good news?)
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2008, 07:48:10 PM »
I've voted for Coleman in the past but only because the other choices sucked far worse. I DO wish Coleman success in this election. I would hate to see what a joke our Senate would become with Stuart Smalley in office.....  :puke:
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Re: Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #14735 (Minnesota - Good news?)
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2008, 09:42:13 PM »
Murtha made plenty of his own problems in Pennsylvania's 12th. Love to see that sack of shite lose big.
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