Posted on 10/23/2020 8:08:58 AM PDT by Conserv
Democratic U.S. Senator Tina Smith is now in a dogfight to keep her Senate seat after her once double-digt lead dwindled to a one-point lead in our latest KSTP/SurveyUSA poll. Smith leads Republican challenger Jason Lewis 43% to 42%, with 12% undecided. Another three percent favor other candidates.
In mid-September Smith had a 47% to 36% lead over Lewis. Earlier in October she still maintained a seven-point lead, 44% to 37%.
"This Senate race could go either way and it's a bit of a surprise because Tina Smith has had a lot more resources than Jason Lewis," Carleton College political analyst Steven Schier told 5 Eyewitness News.
One thing fueling the tightening race is that Smith's lead among women and suburban voters has largely evaporated. Schier says ads some outside groups have been running with highlights of negative things Lewis has said about women on talk radio don't seem to be as effective as they once were.
"It's been a long time since Jason Lewis has been on the radio as a talk show host," Schier says. "He's been a member of the House. He's run for office for Congress twice and for some voters that's old news."
Smith led by our KSTP/SurveyUSA poll 47% to 36% in September and 44% to 37% earlier this month.
As of Sept. 30, Smith had raised more than $14 million dollars and spent more than $11 million, flooding the TV airwaves with ads. Lewis, by comparison, has raised nearly $5 million and spent about $3.4 million.
Tina had a huge lead in September.
President Trump will win Minnesota. He needs to do a few more rallies here.
But we are supposed to believe that Biden is up by a gazillion points. Yeah, sure. Sounds legit.
Wow
“Trump’s taking Minnesota and we’re picking up a Senate seat.”
I hope you’re right. But Minnesota is notorious for voter fraud. Remember Al Franken?
Outstate Minnesota is very fired up for President Trump.
Needs to win by 100,000 votes..
They came up with 30,000 in Florida senate race needed 50,000
If the Trump signs across MN7 and MN8 are any indication, coat tails may well bring Lewis across the line. Problem is they are going to have to find more than one trunk full of ballots in MN 5 to make that happen.
College professor says: “and it’s a bit of a surprise...”
Not to normal people. They’re not all Left-wing Alinkskyites like you and yours.
Minneapolis was looted and burned down and normal people do not like that, nor do they excuse the minorities for criminal behavior because a cop was maybe racist like the Left.
You are so correct, even my grandchildren, teens through early 20’s, are having Trump parties!
There’s hope!
If Trump wins Minnesota, he wins the Presidency IMHO.
Is this Jason Lewis the same Jason Lewis that fills in for Rush from time to time?
Well, it would be a sign since it would probably be unlikely for him to win in MN and lose everywhere else
But it’s been awhile.
He used to have his own popular radio show in the Twin Cities, and was elected to a House seat.
He was inexplicably and narrowly defeated in the 2018 midterm buy an empty suit Democrat switch-hitter.
But, it is Minnesota.
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