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BAD NEWS FOR TEAM FRANKEN: NEW POLL SHOWS COLEMAN WITH LEAD OVER FRANKEN
By Michael B. Brodkorb | October 29, 2008
This poll shows the race trending toward U.S. Senator Norm Coleman. I’d get ready for Team Franken and their allies to start throwing some nasty mud at Coleman in the final days of the election.
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“With the election just six days away, incumbent Republican Norm Coleman is back in front of Democratic challenger Al Franken – with his biggest lead since April – in the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota.
Coming off what many view as his strongest debate performance of the campaign last Thursday, Coleman leads Franken 43% to 39% in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state.
Independent candidate Dean Barkley is favored by 14%. Four percent (4%) remain undecided.
Coleman’s lead is within the margin of error and the race has additional uncertainty due to the presence of a solid third party candidate.” Rasmussen Reports, October 29, 2008
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October 29th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
This is definitely bad news for that filthy little man. Rasmussen is the one poll that has consistently given Franken the upper hand.
October 29th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Wow. Look at those favorable/unfavorables.
51% view Coleman favorably, EXACTLY 51% view Franken UNFAVORABLY!
Angry Al peaked too early. He just…couldn’t keep it up! Angry Al can start making his flight reservations for that new home at Martha’s Vineyard!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
This is definitely bad news for that filthy little man. Rasmussen is the one poll that has consistently given Franken the upper hand.
ROFLMAO!!!
And there’s another (im)poster that NCLB is too late to help….
October 29th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Uh oh.
Maybe Team Porn-O-Rama should send Cheeto boy’s mom over to the VFW to “pump up” some votes!
October 29th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
This poll finally validates that Minnesotans have learned from previous mistakes. [Ventura] And are not supporting Franken and his crazed views. On the range, the normal SOLID DFL Range, it is 50-50 this year, DFL-Republican. DFL is losing ground on their stanglehold of St. Louis and Itasca counties. Look for upsets in the State Races within Itasca, Koochiching and St Louis. The DFL incumbants are no longer safe. People are smarting up here on the range.
October 29th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Say Cheeto boy?
Get your mom up off the floor, hose her off, feed her some coffee and drive her down to the VFW, boy.
Someone needs to “man up” Porn-O-Rama’s base and you’re probably pretty wanked out by now.
October 29th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
I have to wonder how Franken went from ahead by 7 points among women to down by 8 points in the span of a week.
My guess: earlier polls overstated Franken’s support, this one understated it, and this race is exactly where it’s always been: a nailbiter all the way until Tuesday.
Of course, if Coleman would like to declare victory now, he’s welcome…
October 29th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
In perspective, the Rassumussen survey findings are consistent with all other Rassumussen survey findings. Specifically, they have always shown Franken with 39 percent support +/- 2 percent.
And the results are consistent in that the findings have always been within the margin of error. So, this is probably fairly accurate.
Still, it’s not to Coleman’s credit to have just 43 percent support. … and he doesn’t have mine.
October 29th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Another thought: This race will ultimately come down to the soft Barkley voters. If they switch to Coleman, he’s got it locked up. If they stay with Barkley, the race goes to Franken.
October 29th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
barkley voters are starting to switch to coleman as he was as high as 18%+, but has now declined to 14% with all support going to coleman.
this trend is consistent with pawlenty/penney in 2002 where penney had 25% polling prior to election and ended up with 15% or so. assuming coleman has a 50% approval rating, he should draw approximately that % in final vote.
October 29th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
ansel, it’s going to the wire.
I noted that 15% swing among women, and haven’t seen anything to justify it.
Previous polls indicated Barkely was drawing from Coleman, so your thoughts that they might go back have merit.
October 29th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
It comes down to CIVILITY vs VULGARITY.
October 29th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
p.s. Comment #12 came from Dennis Prager when he visited Minnesota this week.
October 29th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
The Winona paper, in the heart of the traditionally republican southeast corner of the state just endorsed Al.
http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2008/10/28/opinion/ourviews/edit1028.txt
They saw one ineffective republican in Ol’ Gil and tossed him out. A big republican swing down here could seal the deal for Al as well.
October 29th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Just got a push poll against Coleman.
Caller: Do you think Norm Coleman has done enough to fight methamphetamine use?
Me: Piss off asshole.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
MON, I got that same bullshit call two nights ago.
I told him that was the dumbest fucking question I’d ever heard.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Face it, folks. Al is just not the kind of guy who wears well at small town coffee shops, suburban dining room tables at tax time, chambers of commerce, and among women who think that any kind of ambiguous sexual humor is offensive. I hope Al didn’t give up his co-op apartment in New York City. It’ll be nice for him to get home.
October 30th, 2008 at 12:03 am
I guess I see now how it is that Norm is surging in the race.
VOTER SUPPRESSION
October 30th, 2008 at 7:41 am
With ACORN under investigation in 17 states, I have yet to hear one moonbat complain about them.
It’s going to look like dawn of the dead in some states with all of the dearly departed that will rise from the grave to pull the trigger for Obamessiah.
When and if McCain wins, the first idiot that squirts a tear about election fraud gets the most brutal bitch slap I’m capable of delivering.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:38 am
net income jumped nearly 58 percent, or $2.86 a share in the July-September. That compares with $9.41 billion, or $1.70 a share, a year ago. This is from MSNBD website.
Thanks Norm for helping out all of those wealthy people. I thought you said you were for the middle class? All of those tax breaks you gave big oil and those subsidies that you gave them that they needed so bad did a lot of good. Look, those poor billionares. They are in such peril.
Actually it was more than just the Republi(cons) the Democ(rats) helped out in this as well.
We need someone that can bring a voice of reason to Washington and someone that will really look out for the working man and woman. Someone that isn’t tied to money from these pigs and whores.
Let’s tell Washington that Minnesota is sick and tired of corporate welfare and special interest getting what THEY want over what WE need.
Dean Barkley and David Dillon.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:48 am
Voter fraud. Should we be suprised at this? Typical of either party. Willing to do what ever it takes! Time to start getting the Independence movement going and get back on track!
Barkley for Senate, Dillon for Congress.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:00 am
“Thanks Norm for helping out all of those wealthy people.I thought you said you were for the middle class?”
Who the hell do you think owns Exonn-Mobile stock? The middle-class does, you dip shit.
And the measly tax cut that Norm and Barak Obama voted for contributes nothing to these earnings.
What, do you think the Government “gave” them that money? Hell no. The government agreed to steal less… and that’s a good thing.
JHC you moon bats are stupid.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:07 am
more like
ILLEGAL VOTER SUPPRESSION
October 30th, 2008 at 9:32 am
So you bitch about those on welfare and want to take away from them but you are ok with helping out those billionares? Hmmm interesting. Welfare to help those that are poor – bad. Welfare to help out those that are wealthy- good. Ok, I’m with you. Help those poor Billionares. They really need it. Yes, I understand that many people in the middle class own stock. But at the same time didn’t your fuel prices jump to sky high amounts? Didn’t your food bill jump just as high? So, let’s vote for helping out the wealthy even more just so they can get by and make sure they can afford their multiple homes and shit like that. We have to make sure that the poor don’t get too angry. Remember what happened in France and Russia. Revolution. If you think that it can’t happen here think again. It can. Vote Independence Party and we can stop this insanity and get things taken care of in a true non-partisan way.
I am not saying take from the rich and give to the poor. That is not the way to fix things. What is needed is to get our taxes back in line with reality and have everyone pay. There are just some things that need to have regulation or people will take advantage. Not all government oversight is a bad thing. Would that have prevented what happened? Maybe, maybe not. But we have to protect ourselves and listening to special interest and their money is not the answer. Dean Barkley and David Dillon have some answers and they will not be tied to special interest so they will not be told what to do and how to do it. They will listen to people like you and me and make their decsions based on that. Is that a bad thing? I don’t think so.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:44 am
What else is hurting is our tax code. We need to get that cleaned up. 6000+ pages? Does it really need to be that big? NO!
We need someone in there that understand how that tax code is hurting people like you and me.
Barkley and Dillon. People that will fight for you and me, unlike the other 2 that will fight for special interest. But you never know. Norm might need a new suit and Al? Will just get more material for his comedy and satire.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:46 am
“So you bitch about those on welfare and want to take away from them but you are ok with helping out those billionares?”
Stealing less from any group of people is good policy. Or do you think government should rob us more?
Again, the oil companies are owned by you and me. Not billionaires. What a fucking stupid assertion you make Emerald.
“Welfare to help those that are poor – bad.”
No, handouts to people who don’t contribute is bad. You want to help the poor, give to charity. Government is not a charitable organization, it is a force of oppression, you stupid, simple minded fuck.
“But at the same time didn’t your fuel prices jump to sky high amounts?”
Gas is $2.06/gal this morning. I’m not worried.
“Didn’t your food bill jump just as high?”
Yeah, because Democrats are diverting food to bio-fuel boondoggles.
“We have to make sure that the poor don’t get too angry.”
Yeah, you’re right. We need to sustain their poor lives wallowing in pig shit with government cheese. Fuck you Emerald. The poor need to get off their asses and contribute. The world owes them nothing.
“Vote Independence Party and we can stop this insanity and get things taken care of in a true non-partisan way.”
Perhaps. I’m voting for some Independence candidates, because I think they’re good folks. Non-partisanship is overrated though. Non-partisanship is what delivered this fucking mess. The conservative movement needs more partisans, not less. The liberal movement has nothing but partisans.
“I am not saying take from the rich and give to the poor.”
Yes you are.
“What we is needed is to get our taxes back in line with reality and have everyone pay.”
No argument here, but that’s not what you’re saying when you bitch about oil companies. You’re a liberal partisan ding bat, but you’re too stupid to realize it.
“Not all government oversight is a bad thing. Would that have prevented what happened?”
Government meddling caused the problem. Are you really this stupid?
“Dean Barkley and David Dillon have some answers and they will not be tied to special interest so they will not be told what to do and how to do it.”
Maybe, but they’re connected to special interests just like everyone else. They’re not special.
October 30th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
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