Minnesota
McCain Continues To Pose Biggest Threat to Dems in Battleground States
John McCain, long ago the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, has been polling a distant fourth in national surveys in recent weeks (behind Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson), and even polled in fifth place behind Mike Huckabee in…
Read MoreAnd A 3rd MN Senate Poll: Coleman Still On Top
In the third public poll released during the past week on the Minnesota U.S. Senate race, a SurveyUSA poll conducted November 2-5 finds Republican Norm Coleman leading all four potential DFL rivals. * Coleman leads Al Franken 48 to 44…
Read MoreColeman’s Lead In Single Digits In New Rasmussen Poll
A new Rasmussen poll was released today of 500 likely voters in the Minnesota Senate race that gives Republican Norm Coleman a narrow lead over both candidates, but confirms the race is still ‘one to watch’ in 2008. Coleman leads…
Read MoreColeman in Dead Heat With DFL in MN 2008 Senate Race
Minnesota Republican Senator Norm Coleman has seen the 20-point lead he held in February 2007 against both Al Franken and Mike Ciresi dissolve to a tie according to a new SurveyUSA poll conducted October 24-28 of 692 registered voters in…
Read MoreClinton Rolls Over GOP in MN ; McCain Toughest Competitor
The latest match-up polls between Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and each of the top six Republican presidential hopefuls shows the U.S. Senator from New York with huge double-digit leads over all candidates except John McCain. The SurveyUSA poll of registered…
Read MorePresidential Politics in Minnesota II: The Battleground State
Even though Democrats have carried the Gopher State in eight consecutive presidential elections dating back to 1976, and 16 of the past 19, Minnesota has rightfully earned its reputation as a purple battleground state when it comes to presidential politics….
Read MorePresidential Politics in Minnesota: A Historical Overview
Since Minnesotans cast their first presidential ballots in 1860, nearly 1 million more votes have been marked for Democratic (Democrat + DFL) presidential nominees compared to votes for Republican nominees, out of more than 38.6 million votes cast across 37…
Read MoreFirst MN Poll of Pres. Primary Matchups Released
The Star Tribune’s Minnesota Poll has released the first public poll of Democratic and Republican primary matchups in the Gopher State. It should be noted that the poll, conducted from a sample of 802 adults from September 18-23, has a…
Read MoreDemocrats Still Lead GOP Presidential Hopefuls in MN
The latest round of election matchups in Minnesota among the leading presidential candidates finds Democrats leading in each scenario. Like most other states polled by SurveyUSA in mid-September, John Edwards outperforms Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in matchups versus Rudy…
Read MorePressure High on Sen. Coleman to Help Minimize Democratic Caucus Margin
When Democrats narrowly won a majority in the U.S. Senate in 2006, it was expected 2008 would shape up to be a fierce battle for control of that chamber. The political reality at this moment in time, however, is that…
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