MN-PPP: Close race with Democrats slightly ahead; #DeezNutsmentum

[MT Treasurer]

Clinton: 43%
Paul: 42%

Clinton: 44%
Bush: 42%

Clinton: 44%
Huckabee: 42%

Clinton: 42%
Rubio: 40%

Clinton: 44%
Fiorina: 33%

Clinton: 46%
Walker: 42%

Clinton: 44%
Carson: 39%

Clinton: 44%
Cruz: 39%

Clinton: 44%
Trump: 39%

Clinton: 43%
Christie: 38%

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Bush: 41%
Sanders: 40%

Sanders: 41%
Walker: 40%

Sanders: 39%
Rubio: 37%

Sanders: 45%
Trump: 37%

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Clinton: 41%
Bush: 26%
Trump: 25%

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Clinton: 41%
Trump: 36%
Deez Nuts: 8%

(When you look at how supporters of Deez Nuts split in a head to head between Clinton and Trump 25% are for Clinton, 15% are for Trump, and 60% are undecided. So Deez Nuts are largely providing an outlet for voters to express their frustration with the other candidates.)

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2015/PPP_Release_MN_80415.pdf

[JRP1994]

MN looks like a battleground.

[ElectionsGuy]

MINNESOTA IS SAFE DEMOCRATIC GUYS

[Matty]

Holy sh**t, according to this poll, among ALL Minnesota voters, Hillary is at 38-55 approve/disapprove!

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Haha. No.

[xavier110]

Holy sh**t, according to this poll, among ALL Minnesota voters, Hillary is at 38-55 approve/disapprove!

yeah her favorabilities suck, yet the Dem machine never expected this! :eyeroll: Lol that Bernie is polling just as well, basically, in several of PPP's latest polls

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Moving MN to tossup for this cycle.  I saw this as 2020 or 2024, not 2016, but it is clear that it is a state trending in the right direction.

[Negusa Nagast 🚀]

Fools gold for the Republicans.

[mds32]

The battle for Minnesota is on!

[RogueBeaver]

Fools gold for the Republicans.

[Higgs]

Haha. No.

Wanna give any insight or do you just not like the results?

[mds32]

Haha. No.

Wanna give any insight or do you just not like the results?

I agree, we can see that 30% of the Democratic primary voters support Sanders. Also the fact that MN gave 5% to Nader tells me that about 5% of MN Liberals may sit out if Sanders isn't the nominee.

[Torie]

Fun poll. One thing about Minnesota. It likes clean politics, and honest politicians. And when it comes to Hillary, well you know what the polls say about certain of her character traits at the moment. So maybe the dots are connecting here, maybe not.

[RFayette]

If the margins were the same but both candidates were in the upper 40's rather than the lower 40's, I'd be more optimistic about GOP chances here.  I suspect the undecideds are very Democratic-leaning here.

Also, I can't believe why anyone would vote for Nader over Clinton.  Clinton is arguably running the most progressive campaign for a presumptive Democratic nominee since McGovern, whether on race, guns, income inequality, or energy policy.  She is a great candidate for the progressive left.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Fun poll. One thing about Minnesota. It likes clean politics, and honest politicians. And when it comes to Hillary, well you know what the polls say about certain of her character traits at the moment. So maybe the dots are connecting here, maybe not.

And they will choose Bush or Walker who unlike her are squeaky clean and always tell the truth.
Gimme a break!

Minnesota has gone Republican only once since the 50's but if Republicans want to spend millions there instead of Ohio or Virginia then more power to them.

[Torie]

Fun poll. One thing about Minnesota. It likes clean politics, and honest politicians. And when it comes to Hillary, well you know what the polls say about certain of her character traits at the moment. So maybe the dots are connecting here, maybe not.

And they will choose Bush or Walker who unlike her are squeaky clean and always tell the truth.
Gimme a break!

Minnesota has gone Republican only once since the 50's but if Republicans want to spend millions there instead of Ohio or Virginia then more power to them.

It's always a pleasure having you drop by px. Assuming the content of your post is the epitome of sublime truth, the problem here is that the voters are just not as perspicacious as you are, px.

[windjammer]

I don't expect the democrats to lose MN except in a landslide to be honest.

I mean, Clinton is quite in a bad shape right now and she's still leading.

[Crumpets]

If that Quinnipiac poll of Iowa is to be trusted (which I think is far from sure), these numbers would be pretty much in line. On the other hand, Wisconsin has shown a D trend in practically all of the non-Walker polls, and even some of the Walker polls. Perhaps all Democrats living on the west side of the northern Mississippi up and moved across the river?

[DrScholl]

I don't see how Minnesota is a good option to 270 for Republicans, but it's their money and time to spend. Well, at least this dispels that PPP rigs polls for Democrats.

[Maxwell]

Hillary only being up 5 to Donald Trump lol

[Skye]

You mean to tell me Virginia leans D while Minnesota is a tossup?

[mencken]

Sounds like another candidate who did well in national polls but poorly in state polls. We all know how that turned out...

[Phony Moderate]

Hillary at 38/55 favorables pretty much means that if the Republicans nominate a sane candidate she is done.

She has it in the bag.

[Fusionmunster]

Hillary at 38/55 favorables pretty much means that if the Republicans nominate a sane candidate she is done.

She has it in the bag.

And that sane candidate is?

Besides, Hillary took a massive beating last month. She'll recover.

[Torie]

Sounds like another candidate who did well in national polls but poorly in state polls. We all know how that turned out...

I had not read that article before, and I found it most fascinating. Thanks!