New Minnesota Poll: Obama’s Lead Down to Four Points

Rasmussen Reports ^ | 8/14/08

[surely_you_jest]

Drip, drip, drip . . . .

Hey Barry! The dike is leaking!!!!

[ovrtaxt]

Dike? I thought we were talking about Obama, not... oh never mind.

[scory]

Expect a bump up for Barack Hussein Obama after the convention. But then a lot of people will start to pay closer attention to him after that too which means his numbers will drop steadily until November.

The rat party has reached new heights of political stupidity this cycle. They are going to nominate a guy that even THIS electorate can’t stomach and they are trying hard to lose seats in congress with their utterly idiotic energy stance. I guess the Lord still does look with favor on this nation. We will see.

[surely_you_jest]

Dike? I thought we were talking about Obama, not... oh never mind.

snicker

[KansasGirl]

ping

[Zakeet]

Looks like poor Barry needs to go on another pre-presidential junket, or call his 200 advisers, or talk to George Clooney, or change a bunch more positions, or throw granny back under the bus, or denounce the Rev. Wright, or launch Oprah on another endorsement campaign, or beg for more coverage from a fawning media, or accuse McCain of racism, or polish the teleprompter with a new canned speech, or something ... and do it real quick!

[lesser_satan]

MN ping.

Considering how liberal the Twin Cities are, I’ve been amazed at how few Obama bumper stickers I’ve seen.

[comebacknewt]

More excellent news.

Now if we can just get McCain a little breathing room in Ohio, Virginia, and Colorado, we'll be all set.

[ChocChipCookie]

Wow! In Minnesota of all places.

[TitansAFC]

Thanks for the Ping!

[Norman Bates]

The McCain List.

"McCain is now regarded favorably by 60% of Minnesota voters, unfavorably by 39%. Obama is viewed favorably by 56% and unfavorably by 42%."

Minnesota
Obama 49%
McCain 45%

McCain is advancing in every category - among men, among women, and solidifying the support of his base to a rock solid level. Obama's once double-digit lead is now tenuous. This state has gone from hopeless and forgotten to near swing state status. But perhaps the most telling thing is the favorability edge we hold over Obama. If we pick off Minnesota, John McCain will almost certainly be the next President. At this point it's not looking like too much of a long shot.

[kbennkc]

He is going to need a smoke after Hillary gets through with him at the convention . I don’t think she can steal the nomination but she can suck all the excitement out of it and deprive his campaign of a much needed bounce .

[BARLF]

Thanks Titan and Norman for the pings.

[Norman Bates]

You are quite welcome!

[Norman Bates]

It's getting awfully close in those "safe" Obama states.

[Clintonfatigued]

It is, for a number of reasons.

[Norman Bates]

Summarize. :)

[Clintonfatigued]

One is that Jewish voters are leery of Obama (subtle plug for Eric Cantor) and trust McCain on national security issues. Observant Catholics also have major problems wtih Obsma, and many such voters still support Democrats (very reluctantly) because of economic issues. In many urban states, those voters are offsetting Obama’s favorable ID among affluent voters who respond to his change message.

[yongin]

***Picking Minnesota’s Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty as his running mate might cost McCain more votes in the state than he will gain. Thirty-four percent (34%) of Minnesota voters say they are less likely to vote for the GOP candidate if Pawlenty is the vice presidential nominee, while 28% say it makes them more likely to vote for McCain. Thirty-five percent (35%) say it will have no impact on how they vote.***

The important point of the poll, Pawlenty as Veep has little impact on MN.