Posted on 09/22/2008 6:56:54 AM PDT by tatown
In Minnesota, Barack Obama has opened an eight-point lead over John McCain.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Minnesota voters finds Obama attracting 52% of the vote while McCain earns 44% (Demographic Crosstabs available for Premium Members.)
Last month, Obama’s lead was down to four percentage points. Two months ago, the Democrat had a twelve point advantage.
Obama is now supported by 95% of Democrats, up from 89% in August. The Democrat also holds a modest lead among unaffiliated voters after splitting that vote with McCain last month. McCain gets the vote from 93% of Republicans, up two points from a month ago and fourteen points since July.
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Obama is now viewed favorably by 64% of Minnesota voters, McCain by 52%. That’s quite a change from August when McCain drew the higher ratings. In August, many in Minnesota thought their Governor was a likely Vice Presidential running mate for McCain.
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Lets not discount those who bitterly cling to their Guns, quite a few of them in upper MN who are going to come out for the Palin/McCain ticket.
At this point I wouldnt rule out any midwestern states for McCain/Palin.
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What is in the water up there in Minnesota?
How good is Rasmussen on state polling?
It’s interesting that so many other polls showed it closer in MN. Then again, I’m sure it will go RAT anyway, per usual.
While I doubt we take Minnesota, the only state that voted fro Mondale, I must ask;
Is this an independent Rasmussen poll of the state, or the 500 LV Fox News sponsored polls, in which Fox gives Rasmussen their own voter ID breakdown? It has made a bit of a difference in Rasmussen’s state polling.
For example, the Fox/Ras poll has Elizabeth Dole losing a Senate seat in NC. This will not happen.
at least THAT's the way MN was when I left in 74.
I would think than MN would be easier than Wisconisn.
..Kerry won by only 3.5% in ‘04—sorry Scott try polling again...
Mondale won Minnesota by only 2300 votes.
I read Rasmussen changed hispolitcal affliations over the weekend to favor Dems again !NO reason for the change just because he thinks that .
We’re being lured with this crap about MN being close, like it was supposed to be in 2004, so we devote resources to it and still lose. There are too many other must-wins to waste too many resources in MN.
It’s just the Al Franken Bounce.
It WAS close in 2004, Bush loss by just 3%.
two words...
Al
Franken
Minnesota has been trended Republican for several years now, so I think we have a great shot at Minnesota (Al Franken should be worth 2 points for McCain at the minimum).
Southeast Wisconsin is in the Chicago media market and is traditionally very liberal (i.e. Madison). Wisconsin would be a very hard flip. If McCain takes Wisconsin, he will take Minnesota, Michigan, and possibly Pennsylvania.
Minnesota and Michigan are the best bets for flips in the upper midwest. Either one solidifies McCain’s election.
Al Franken
The question is, does Franken ramp up DEM support more or GOP support more?
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