MN-PPP: Pawlenty 24% Palin 17% Huckabee 15% Romney 13% Gingrich 11% Paul 9%

[Mr. Morden]

PPP GOP primary poll of Minnesota:

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_MN_1213.pdf

1. Tim Pawlenty 24%
2. Sarah Palin 17%
3. Mike Huckabee 15%
4. Mitt Romney 13%
5. Newt Gingrich 11%
6. Ron Paul 9%
7. John Thune 3%
8. Mitch Daniels 2%.

Favorability Ratings among GOP primary voters:
a. Sarah Palin 68%/23% for +45%.
b. Mike Huckabee 63%/19% for +44%.
c. Newt Gingrich 55%/22% for +33%.
d. Mitt Romney 54%/22% for +32%.

Pawlenty job approval among GOP primary voters:
approve: 80%
disapprove 14%

[Mr. Morden]

Pawlenty's #s are more or less evenly distributed among different demographic subgroups.  He leads with 24% among both conservatives and moderates.  He leads with 23% among women and 24% among men.  With regard to age, he leads among voters under 65, but is in a 3-way tie for 1st with Palin and Romney at 18% among olds (over 65).

[Mr. Morden]

I know it's a crowded field, but only getting 24% in your home state is not a good sign.

True.  Though it could be worse.  He could be getting 15% in his home state:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=128012.0