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Survey: Coleman hurt by recount

Posted at 11:09 AM on July 9, 2009 by Tim Nelson (2 Comments)

Public Policy Polling says Republican Norm Coleman's prospects have dimmed since November. They're out with a new poll you can find here. It says Coleman's numbers are 38 percent positive, 52 percent negative.

Says Dean Debnam, president of PPPL "Clearly the recount saga damaged Norm Coleman's chances at being elected to office again in Minnesota. You have
to wonder how much more goodwill he would have been able to earn with voters in the
state if he had decided to take the high road and concede six months ago."

The poll also pitted R.T. Rybak, Mark Dayton and Margaret Anderson Kelliher against Coleman in a touch-tone auto survey of 1,491 voters on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rybak led 43-37, and Dayton 41-39. Kelliher trailed 34-42. No mention of other prospects, like St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman, former Rep. Matt Entenza or Ramsey Co. Attorney Susan Gaertner.

Public Policy says they'll have numbers on Barack Obama and Tim Pawlenty tomorrow.

Comments (2)

You raise questions about MPR's ability to provide good, fair political coverage by posting polls like this without a disclaimer or acknowledgment that PPP is a Democratic firm. Their numbers and that quote by their president lack credibility. They have both Rybak and Dayton ahead of Coleman? I doubt that. Nobody outside of the Twin Cities knows who Rybak is, and Coleman accomplished more for Minnesota in the Senate in his first year than Dayton did his entire term.

Posted by Ben | July 9, 2009 8:54 PM

How about doing a poll that spells out Franken dropping? I'll bet he is in the same boat as Coleman.

MPR - How about giving a credible polling service a chance instead of injecting another one of your welfare radio DFL contributing friends the job they choose to not do fairly?

Posted by Eric Langness | July 9, 2009 10:47 PM

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