Minnesota Poll: Franken, Coleman are neck and neck

Minneapolis Star and Tribune (aka The Fish Wrapper) ^ | 11/02/08 | KEVIN DUCHSCHERE

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The Minnesota U.S. Senate race remains a tossup on the final weekend of the campaign, with the outcome likely to be decided by who can snatch away the most voters from third-party contender Dean Barkley.

A new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows DFLer Al Franken clinging to a slim lead over Republican Sen. Norm Coleman among likely voters, 42 percent to 38 percent. That's within the poll's 4.1 percentage point margin of sampling error.

Independence Party candidate Barkley, who held steady at 18 percent in the two previous Minnesota Polls, slipped three points to 15 percent.

The fluid nature of the contest is reflected in the results of a handful of polls the past week that reported results ranging from a six-point lead for Coleman to a five-point lead for Franken.

[kabar]

It’s going to boil down to Barkley and how many votes he can draw from Franken.

Barkley draws votes from Coleman.

[johniegrad]

Don’t post the Minneapolis Star’s polls. You know they are unreliable.

[mwl8787]

Barkley is a handmaiden of and stand-in for Jesse Ventura.

[mj1234]

I agree- we will see how many “fake” votes The Demons
can scrounge up.

As for Barkley(and Jesse the Body)- they were spoilers
and the papers knew that- I think they thought Jesse
running would help “skip Humpfrey” shows what triangulation
can do in a race!

The average Minnesotan is an idiot- meaning they have not a clue about their -Faith,Family, or Government- really, ask
any Demonrat what do you pay in taxes a year?- you will get
a blank stare- ask what the state budget is and where the
money is allocated-clueless- the average Minnesotan is a
liberal Eastern wannabe- —guess what?? - that is what Norm
is!! - worked for the Demon party for years(not even from
Minnesota!) and was thrown under the bus -BECAUSE he wasn’t
a complete Communist!! go figure -really Castro could run here—and it would be a close race.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Is government in Minnesota still Minnesota’s number 1 employer ?

[From The Deer Stand]

Minnesota - a state that when the Democrats got legislative control enacted not one but two tax increases. If they elect Franken, then they deserve him. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, advertises heavily for business to move there for lower taxes, better economics, and they do. If the Gopher State Dems stay on top there won’t be any business left in that state.

[RedWireNut]

Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes and apparently, several million flakes.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

1st deer with my new .50 air rifle !

[Colonel_Flagg]

This is the state that elected Jessie Ventura. Granted, he made sense on some issues, but you have a track record of the people of Minnesota electing goofballs.

Yeah, like Tim Pawlenty, Rudy Boschwitz, Dave Durenberger, Michelle Bachmann, and John Kline. For every nutcase like a Ventura or a Keith Ellison we do find ways to send people with brain waves into elected office.

Stuart Smalley is a slimebag of the worst order and people here do see it.

[Dan C]

This is one family in MN who will be voting for Coleman. I admit I’ve been rather annoyed with him with his anti-ANWAR votes and his tendency to rush to the left to make compromises far too easily than he should... but he’s 1000% better than either of his opponents in this race.

I’m still holding out some limited hope that McCain carries Minnesota. Outstate is going to vote solidly McCain and that will no doubt assist Coleman in getting re-elected. It’s the Twin Cities that I worry about in terms of voter turnout.

They are calling for rain next Tuesday here in MN so perhaps some of the welfare voters will stay home.

[webschooner]

MN state motto: “Come for the weather ... Stay for the taxes.”

Apparently a state motto like that has attracted a bunch of looney tunes who might actually elect Al friggin Franken?

Franken really did something to majorly p-off Bill O’Reilly. O’Reilly called him a liar, I think twice, on his program the other night.

[mj1234]

yep- Number 1 employer-

Give you an idea- U. of M. approaching 19,000
employees!- new stadium- 600 million- and look at
the new facilities for Carlson School of Mgt-
10’s of millions - -New ERP system 60 million-
OVER BUDGET- does anyone care- nope and I am not
just picking on the U. - all the other agencies
literally HIDE their budget- Think any Rino’s care?
Will be retiring somewhere else...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

16 years in Minnesota. A great place to live, f’sure...

[Vaduz]

Poll was taken in frost Bite Falls so I wouldn’t count on the poll to much.

[DemonDeac]

I can’t imagine that clown winning. If he does then it probably means we’ve had a horribly ugly night and are in for dark times like we have not seen in my lifetime.