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Rasmussen Poll: Dems Lead Emmer In MN-GOV
MN Gov candidate Tom Emmer (R)
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A new Rasmussen poll of the Minnesota gubernatorial race shows the Democratic candidates narrowly ahead of Republican state Rep. Tom Emmer, the presumptive GOP nominee who has been enduring bad press over his right-wing position and his recent flap involving potential lower wages for waiters.
State House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, the state Dems' officially endorsed candidate, leads Emmer by 40%-35%, with Independence Party candidate Tom Horner at 11%. Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton leads Emmer by 40%-36%, with Horner at 10%. And former state House Minority Leader Matt Entenza edges Emmer by 37%-36%, with Horner at 12%. The survey of likely voters has a ±4.5% margin of error. In the previous poll from late May, Emmer lead Kelliher and Horner by 38%-36%-11%, Emmer led Dayton and Horner by 37%-35%-12%, and Emmer led Entenza and Horner by 37%-34%-12%.
The TPM Poll Average has Kelliher ahead by 39.3%-35.1%-11.0%, Dayton ahead by 40.0%-36.1%-10.0%, and Entenza edging ahead by 36.8%-36.5%-11.8%. The Democratic primary will be held on August 10.
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glblank
July 21, 2010 9:58 AM
They must be really kicking his ass. Has Scotty gone soft in the head or polling positive for token Dems to change the narrative of the uselessness of his polling.
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EnnuiDivine
July 21, 2010 10:02 AM
Ha. Emmer is enough of a right-wing teabagging lunatic to be trailing a miserable failure of a Senator like Mark Dayton by 4% in a Ras poll.
Any of the 3 Dems running would be unquestionably better for the state than Emmer (and miles ahead of Pawlenty, too)
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Blueline99
July 21, 2010 12:02 PM
If Rasmussen has a Republican down by a little, it's a landslide for the Dems
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windowpane
July 21, 2010 2:13 PM
Could it be that Minnesotans have had their fill of GOoPer hypocrisy? Norm Coleman was shown the door. Michele Bachmann could be next.
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ericf
July 22, 2010 1:07 AM
I live in Minnesota, and I'm active in the DFL (Democratic Farmer Labor Party), and my impression is we're bucking the trend of unenthusiastic Democrats. My explanation, if I'm right, is that the last DFL governor lost reelection in 1990, so we're the out-party in this context. We also see the state being run down with more and more debt, all the trust funds emptied, the infrastructure worsening, the schools declining in national comparisons, and the tax burden now lightest at the top. So we're heavily focused on the governor race. I don't have a prediction on who wins the primary, probably Dayton, with Kelliher close behind. I read the polls as respondents knowing little about any of the candidates except Dayton, so they're choosing by party instead of candidate, which is good news for the DFL.
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