Posted on 09/13/2007 2:23:39 PM PDT by shrinkermd
In Minnesota, Senator Hillary Clinton (D) holds double digit leads over each of the top three Republican Presidential candidates. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found Clinton leading Fred Thompson by 11 (51% to 40%), Rudy Giuliani by 13 (50% to 37%), and Mitt Romney by 18 (52% to 34%).
Bill Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner’s husband, won the state’s 10 Electoral College votes twice by double digits in the 1990s.
In fact, Minnesota has voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate in eight straight elections. That’s a longer streak than any other state in the union because Minnesota was the only state to vote for Democrat Walter Mondale in Ronald Reagan's 1984 re-election landslide. Still, the Democratic margin has been shrinking in recent years. George W. Bush came within three points of John Kerry in the state during Election 2004 and he lost Minnesota to Al Gore by just two points in Election 2000.
...In a pattern seen in many other states, Clinton does much better among women than men. In Minnesota, she leads the three Republicans among women by margins ranging from 23 to 27 percentage points. Among men, Thompson has a four-point edge over Clinton while the Democrat has a narrow lead over the other Republicans.
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Was this the only state to go for Mondale in 1984?
Minnesota will probably give us a Senator Al Franken, too. Or maybe it is Stuart Smalley.
It’s not just women for HRC but liberal men too. They want to believe in her so badly.
Wow! Minnisota favors Hillary? What a surprise!
Hillary is only at 51%. Methinks that the streak will end come 2008...
Yes.
Tell me ladies...why are so many women voters so in love with Hillary?
“Tell me ladies...why are so many women voters so in love with Hillary?”
Real women don’t vote for Hillary.
Yes, the problem in Minnesota is that the big cities-Mpls, St. Paul and Duluth (and now possibly even Rochester) vote overwhelmingly RAT). If we had electoral votes by House District we would look much better.
I was about to say...this is a surprise????
Minnesota made up for 1984 by voting against Mondale for Senator in 2002.
What’s important to note here is that Fred does better against her than the others do!
Totally agree.
“telephone survey found Clinton leading Fred Thompson by 11”
At 1 yr out from the election, and only an 11 point lead, this is the same as a Pubbie having the lead here in MN.
Ladies aren’t, womyn are.
She should be in triple digits (yes, libs can do that) in Minnesota.
I know, I’ve heard it before; if there was no Detroit, MI would be Republican; without Philadelphia, PA would be Republican; without Chicago, IL might be Republican, etc.
I’ve never quite understood what it is about urban living that makes one a liberal.
Re#15 Yep. Couple political lifetimes ‘till votin’ time yet...
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