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Poll gives Franken a big lead over all potential GOP opponents
Star Tribune ^ | 5/21/2013 | Kevin Diaz

Posted on 05/22/2013 2:55:49 AM PDT by LiveFreeOrDie2001

Minnesota U.S. Sen. Al Franken leads all potential GOP opponents by comfortable double-digit margins, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday. Among those tested by the Democratic polling firm was U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who he leads 55-38, a 17 point margin. Franken leads conservative talk show host Jason Lewis by the same 17 point margin (54-37), as well as state Sen. Julianne Ortman (52-35). Narrowing the gap slightly against the first-term senator were businessman Mike McFadden and Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek, who came within 15 points apiece (both at 51-36). Sen. Julie Rosen trailed by 16 points (52-36). Overall, Franken weighed in with a 51 percent approval rating, while 42 of voters disapprove. (His approval rating is 6 points better than President Obama’s in the state). One of the reasons for Franken’s commanding lead in the early going is the low-profile of the potential GOP field. That is actually a sign of hope for the Republicans. “Because of the low profile of the potential GOP candidates they do have a good amount of room to grow against Franken,” the pollsters concluded, “although he's certainly a clear favorite at any rate.”

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 113th; 2013polls; alfranken; corruption; democrats; elections; franken; fraudulentelection; liberalstate; minnesota; mn2014
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To: austinaero

Me neither. And I grew up here...


61 posted on 05/22/2013 10:40:02 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: catfish1957

Not until after I’ve moved out of State again. Targeting South Dakota right now.

Moved back here because of family. Now I want to leave again for the same reason...


62 posted on 05/22/2013 10:43:47 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: Dead Corpse

Screw the polls.

This is why we have campaigns.


63 posted on 05/22/2013 10:46:15 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Jim Noble

It’s also why our SoS doesn’t care who votes, as long he gets to count the votes, certify the over-votes, ignore registration irregularities, and refuse to allow absentee ballots from the military to be counted...


64 posted on 05/22/2013 10:57:36 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: gusopol3

Her negatives are too high in MN. She can barely hold her GOP House seat. Running against that diseased Frankenstein would be handing him a 15% victory. I’m not a fan of Pawlenty, but he’d be a better choice to run.


65 posted on 05/22/2013 11:14:52 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
Bachmann is just fine. The Red Star and DFL mafia don't like her. Big deal... They hate ANY conservative equally as much.

Pawlenty? He's barely a "republican" much less any kind of TEA Party/conservative type.

66 posted on 05/22/2013 11:16:57 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: DoodleDawg
I lived through the Akins fiasco. If you can guarantee none of the GOP candidates in 2014 are going to pull similar boneheaded stunts then I'll feel a whole lot better about 2014.

Candidates say bone-headed things in every election. The difference is that usually the party covers for them, or at the very least, doesn't make the situation worse. In this case, Romney-Ryan went out of their way to make the situation much worse by trashing the GOP candidates instead of putting the media in their place.

In the end, the Republicans lost those seats in addition to several of the RINO races and the national elections in a very winnable year. The party leadership should be held accountable--but they won't be. They'll continue to trash conservatives, promote liberals, and be the Dems lap-dogs. It's what they do best.
67 posted on 05/22/2013 11:21:10 AM PDT by Antoninus (Sorry, gone rogue.)
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To: littleharbour
Minnesota is full of people with continental European ancestry. Look at Europe.

And... a rapidly increasing Somali muslim demographic. I highly doubt those folks will be touchscreening for the GOPers on their ballot.

68 posted on 05/22/2013 11:23:57 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberal is to patriotism as Kermit Gosnell is to neonatal care.)
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To: MacNaughton
Otherwise, we all prematurely end up in the inevitable box 6 feet under.

Or in a 6'x6' solitary confinement box at a FEMA camp.

69 posted on 05/22/2013 11:25:53 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberal is to patriotism as Kermit Gosnell is to neonatal care.)
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To: LiveFreeOrDie2001
"conservative talk show host Jason Lewis"

He's more of a Libertarian than a Conservative. I didn't know he was running, I guess that's why his radio show was pulled from the airways.
70 posted on 05/22/2013 11:26:45 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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To: LiveFreeOrDie2001

Who did they poll? The Somalis soon to be granted amnesty?


71 posted on 05/22/2013 11:27:44 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: jaydubya2

“... I guess that’s why his radio show was pulled “

I listened to him yesterday on his nationwide broadcast, did they “pull” his show last night?


72 posted on 05/22/2013 11:36:29 AM PDT by Fireone (Impeach and imprison, NOW! Treason and murder are still crimes.)
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To: jaydubya2
Show was still on the air as of yesterday...

Jason has a better grasp of Constitutional principles than at least 90% of our currently sitting Senators. He's a far sight more "conservative" too.

73 posted on 05/22/2013 11:41:37 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: Fireone

Maybe he’s still on in your area. He was removed from my local south bend talk station about 3 months ago. I assumed he announced he was running for Senate and they pulled his show. It must have just be a programming decision for the SB station case. Too bad cause he was one of my favs.


74 posted on 05/22/2013 11:43:35 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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To: Dead Corpse

Maybe he’s still on in your area. He was removed from my local south bend talk station about 3 months ago. I assumed he announced he was running for Senate and they pulled his show. It must have just be a programming decision for the SB station case. Too bad cause he was one of my favs.


75 posted on 05/22/2013 11:44:10 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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To: Dead Corpse

Doesn’t matter how excellent her voting record is, she can’t win statewide in MN. She could barely hold her GOP House seat. Pawlenty has at least won statewide twice. At this point, we’re not going to get a Tea Party type out of MN. Better someone who will vote our way 75% of the time than 0% like Frankenstein.


76 posted on 05/22/2013 11:47:30 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
She could barely hold her GOP House seat.

Her opposition out-spent her 2:1 and had the local liberal media against her. AND SHE STILL WON.

That says a lot.

Governor "Green Jeans" and his ethanol subsidies policies are still screwing with us even without him in Office.

Jason would destroy Franken in a head-to-head debate. There would be NO way for the local media to spin it. Unlike the Coleman debacle.

You don't run a "moderate" against a Leftist in this State and expect to win. You run a conservative who can articulate the message and you CAN win. I live in Wright County, the most conservative county in the State, we stand as proof of this. Don't jettison the Base and we'll show up at the polls for you.

77 posted on 05/22/2013 11:51:37 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: ontap
Help me out here...exactly when was Minnesota anything but a bastion for liberalism?

When we went over twenty years without electing a Democrat governor. Unfortunately for us, our state party is in disarray and the weakness of Romney as a national candidate didn't help us last year. A study of Minnesota politics would reveal that the last Dem governor we had before Marx Dayton was Rudy Perpich in the 1980s. It would also reveal Republican control of both houses of the Legislature as recently as two years ago.

Glad to "help you out".

78 posted on 05/22/2013 11:54:19 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Blather. Reince. Repeat.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
She could barely hold her GOP House seat.

Redistricting was also not kind to Bachmann. It also wasn't kind to Chip Craavack, who lost CD-8 which he won two years previous.

79 posted on 05/22/2013 11:55:26 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (Blather. Reince. Repeat.)
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To: jaydubya2

I think he’s on Genesis network. National. If your local station switched programming, that could explain it.


80 posted on 05/22/2013 11:59:23 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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