Poll: Pawlenty Trails Obama By Double Digits In Home State Of Minnesota
A new survey of Minnesota from Public Policy Polling (D) has some tough news for Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is widely believed to be a potential presidential candidate for 2012. In his home state, where he is currently the two-term governor, he trails President Obama by a significant margin.
The numbers: Obama 51%, Pawlenty 40%, with a ±2.5% margin of error. This isn't all that different from the 54%-44% margin by which Obama defeated John McCain in Minnesota for the 2008 election.
Still, Pawlenty does better here than Sarah Palin: Obama leads her in this state by 56%-35%.
Obama's approval rating here is 54%, to a 39% disapproval, down from a 60%-30% score in April. From the pollster's analysis: "Barack Obama's popularity is declining as the economy continues to stagnate, but voters don't trust the Republican leaders either. It doesn't bode well for Tim Pawlenty's prospects nationally when he has such an uphill battle in his own state."
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Just wait until T-Paw starts his unallotment nonsense. He'll be lucky to get to 40% in Minnesota.
July 10, 2009 11:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
The public is beginning to realize that Tiny Governor Timmay! is in fact a naked emperor.
And it's long past time.
Now, to get that damned Independence Party out of next year's election.
July 10, 2009 11:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
Obama-Pawlenty: 51-40
Obama-Palin: 56-35
From this, a reasonable, though non-scientific, conclusion would be that seven out of eight conservatives are insane.
July 10, 2009 11:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
I just gotta say WOW! can you believe that one out of three people you pass on the street ACTUALLY thinks Palin would be a better President than Obama? Honestly how gawd-damn-dumb are Americans? How full of shit is your brain if you think anything that comes out of her mouth makes any sense at all?
July 10, 2009 1:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama is going to have a smooth re-election. The republican feel for 2012 is beyond sad. But i would like this president to get more tough on his domestic economic agenda.
July 10, 2009 12:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Running our lame duck governor is the only way Republicans can hope to make Minnesota competitive in the presidential race. Otherwise, our nation-leading blue streak gets extended to 10, and in most of those Republicans thought this was the year we went red.
July 10, 2009 12:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Looks like Norm Coleman didn't just destroy his own career.
July 10, 2009 1:16 PM | Reply | Permalink