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PPP Poll: Minnesotans Say Dayton Won Gov Race, Emmer Should Concede

Eric Kleefeld | December 7, 2010, 10:52AM

MN-GOV candidates Tom Emmer (R) and Mark Dayton (D)

A new Public Policy Polling (D) survey of Minnesota finds that Minnesotans far and wide say that Democrat Mark Dayton was the winner of the gubernatorial race -- he leads by about 9,000 votes -- and that Republican nominee Tom Emmer should concede.

Still, it looks like Republicans could be gearing up to legally contest the gubernatorial race at the conclusion of the recount process.

The poll asked: "Do you think the rightful winner of the Governor's race was Mark Dayton or Tom Emmer?" The answer was Dayton 68%, Emmer 21%. Democrats say it was Dayton by 95%-3%, independents say Dayton by 72%-13%, and Republicans only say Emmer by a plurality of 46%-37%

The next question: "Do you think Tom Emmer should concede the Governor's race or not?" The answer here was 68% yes, 22% no -- nearly identical to the previous number on who the rightful winner is, with internal numbers that closely match it given the margins of error.

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