Minnesota Senate

Survey of 500 Likely Voters

June 11, 2008

1* 2008 Senate Election

Coleman	48%
Franken	45%
Other	4%
Not sure	4%

2* 2008 Senate Election with Ventura as Independent

Coleman	39%
Franken	32%
Ventura	24%
Not sure	5%

3* Favorables for Senate Candidates

	Coleman	Franken	Ventura
Very Favorable	19%	15%	15%
Somewhat Favorable	32%	31%	21%
Somewhat Unfavorable	24%	18%	24%
Very Unfavorable	21%	32%	38%
Not sure	3%	4%	2%

4* Should Jesse Ventura run as an independent candidate for the United States Senate in 2008?

27% Yes

60% No

13% Not sure

5* How closely have you followed recent news stories about Al Franken’s controversial writings earlier in his career?

25% Very closely

37% Somewhat closely

25% Not very closely

12% Not at all

1% Not sure

6* Do the things written when Franken was a comedian make you more likely or less likely to vote for him in the senate election?

11% More likely

38% Less likely

45% It has no impact

6% Not sure

7* Have these earlier writings changed your opinion of Franken?

15% Yes

67% No

18% Not sure

8* Franken has recently apologized for these writings. Were his apologies sincere?

41% Yes

31% No

28% Not sure