Posted on 10/13/2012 5:01:53 PM PDT by NoobRep
Key Findings: 1. The Romney-Ryan team is right in the thick of things in Minnesota.
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan trail Barack Obama and Joe Biden by just four points – 43% Romney/Ryan to 47% Obama/Biden in the Presidential race in Minnesota. While Minnesota is a Democratic state, the Romney/Ryan ticket’s 45%-32% lead over Obama/Biden among Independents makes the state competitive. Romney/Ryan lead 45%-42% among men, but trail 42%-52% among women.
2. While Obama’s image is decent overall, he has real problems with Independents. Romney’s image is 45% favorable/44% unfavorable, which is a little weaker than Obama’s 50% favorable/44% unfavorable image. However, among Independents, Romney has a huge advantage. He has a 50% fav/33% unfav image, while Obama is at a staggeringly bad 36% fav/49% unfav.
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If Minnesota is truly in play, 0zer0 is finished.
I still say we’re just watching the polling entities having to move back toward reality, so as not to be destroyed on November 7th.
Even if it only means they have to defend their own turf it is a positive sign.
Every state is in play except for a few.
There are a lot of heavy metals in the water there...I’m not saying you won’t run into a very pleasant Minnestotan every now and again.
One more bad debate for Obama and we could see several “blue” states become toss-ups...
Good news!
I don’t know how pleasant I am, but I’m a conservative Minnesotan who is ABO.
Must be the water softener and the filter on the fridge. ;)
i would really hate to believe HALF the voters are THIS STUPID
I guess we will find out
I can (*almost*) forgive some of them for the last election- he was an unknown and it was a historic vote- first black president
but he hid his socialist roots, never mentioned obamacare, never told anyone he would spend half his time kissing muzzie ass
I’ve been watching the Huffington Post electoral vote count.
Romney is showing the best he has there right now, and the site hasn’t taken recent polling into account.
Every recent movement shown, shows a move in Romney’s direction, and we’re talking six states.
All of a sudden, with undecideds Romney is now competitive for the first time. Note Florida and other states now in play, that aren’t up to date on the chart.
Check out down below on the right, to see the color coded recent moves.
http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map
The fact O couldn’t get above 50% is pretty telling. You’re right though, with a good Romney follow-up debate, polls next week at this time could be very interesting.
“”””While Minnesota is a Democratic state,”””
I don’t think I would agree with that. The majority of the state is “real” people. Unfortunately we have the liberal cesspools of Minneapolis and St paul to drag us down. Also the union strongholds in the Duluth iron range area that will always vote for any democrat that comes along.
It all comes down to turnout. I just don’t see many hussein yard signs this year. Last time they were everywhere.
Paul Ryan is also in Minneapolis tonight with Michelle Bachmann. Telling?
I agree. It’s Mpls./St. Paul and Duluth that paint us as a liberal state.
I moved out of Minneapolis just for that reason. Couldn’t stand it anymore. The rest of the state is quite conservative.
I must admit to living in both Mahnomen and Bemidji in my formative years.
The HufPo has it 51/43. Michigan is listed as 50/43. Ouch!
If Romney holds his own on Tuesday, Obama is going to come unglued.
Check this out from MPR.
Polls show that President Barack Obama is ahead in Minnesota, but Republican Party officials say they believe GOP nominee Mitt Romney has a shot at winning the state. If he does, he would be the first Republican to win Minnesota since 1972.
Officials with Obama’s campaign say they believe the state is still competitive and are taking nothing for granted. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have no scheduled campaign stops in Minnesota over the next three weeks.
Even the Obama team frames the state ‘still competitive’. Ouch.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/10/13/politics/ryan-fundraiser/
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