MN: Rasmussen: Obama leads by 4%

[War on Want]

I love how the Obama people believed that he'd win MN by 15 points, and then when the polls show it tightening, they say it's a product of summer polling.

I don't think any Obama people thought that. They just don't think Obama will win Minnesota by 4 points in November and that it is still quite possible he could win in by 10 points.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I love how the Obama people believed that he'd win MN by 15 points, and then when the polls show it tightening, they say it's a product of summer polling.

I don't think any Obama people thought that. They just don't think Obama will win Minnesota by 4 points in November and that it is still quite possible he could win in by 10 points.

Well, if all the polls coming out right now are bogus, then what is there to believe? Maybe it's a tossup state like it was in 2004!

[Ban my account ffs!]

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You think this is a possible win but PA isn't? MN is the ultimate definition of a "stubborn" state for the GOP so you can't use that argument.

Are you forgetting the teaser known as NJ?

Except we won NJ since 1972. We haven't won MN since then.

And you can't have us now.  This is because a small, but consistent portion of Minnesota voters get to the polls fully intending to vote for the Republican and then they get into the booth and that little voice in the back of their mind starts eroding their GOP confidence.

"Ya sure wouldn't wanna be voted for them Republicans there, now wouldja?" the voice says

"they don't do nuthin' for the little guys like you and me", it says.

It goes on "That Jell-O salad that Yvette Hoaglund made was pretty darned tasty, now wasn't it?"

At this point, the voter snaps
"OH GOSH DARN IT... I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF" as they hastily fill in the DFL bubble.

[War on Want]

I love how the Obama people believed that he'd win MN by 15 points, and then when the polls show it tightening, they say it's a product of summer polling.

I don't think any Obama people thought that. They just don't think Obama will win Minnesota by 4 points in November and that it is still quite possible he could win in by 10 points.

Well, if all the polls coming out right now are bogus, then what is there to believe? Maybe it's a tossup state like it was in 2004!

You do know that plenty of polls on MN weren't summer polling and there is no ing way it is a tossup state.

[DownWithTheLeft]

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You think this is a possible win but PA isn't? MN is the ultimate definition of a "stubborn" state for the GOP so you can't use that argument.

Are you forgetting the teaser known as NJ?

Except we won NJ since 1972. We haven't won MN since then.

Yea, but at least Minnesota gets Pawlenty and Coleman.  We haven't elected ANY Republicans since 1997

[Vsanto5]

I love how the Obama people believed that he'd win MN by 15 points, and then when the polls show it tightening, they say it's a product of summer polling.

Obama will win Minnesota by as much a margin as McCain will win South Carolina.

[Rowan]

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You think this is a possible win but PA isn't? MN is the ultimate definition of a "stubborn" state for the GOP so you can't use that argument.

Are you forgetting the teaser known as NJ?

Except we won NJ since 1972. We haven't won MN since then.

Yea, but at least Minnesota gets Pawlenty and Coleman.  We haven't elected ANY Republicans since 1997

We'll get Chris Christie in 2009.

[Stranger in a strange land]

While I believe Obama will win, it probably was foolishly optimistic to believe that he would win by 15 points. This is probably more realistic, though I do find it a little odd that "other" is getting 6% without leaners and 2% with.