Toplines - Minnesota Senate Election - August 13, 2008
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Minnesota
Survey of 700 Likely Voters
Conducted August 13, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports
1* How do you rate the way that Tim Pawlenty
is performing his role as Governor? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
22% Excellent
27% Good
31% Fair
19% Poor
1% Not Sure
2* In the 2008 Election for the United States Senate were held
today would you vote for Republican Norm Coleman or Democrat Al Franken?
|
Without Leaners |
With Leaners |
Coleman
(R) |
45% |
49% |
Franken
(D) |
45% |
46% |
Some
Other Candidate |
5% |
1% |
Not sure |
6% |
4% |
3*
Favorable Ratings
|
Coleman |
Franken |
Very
Favorable |
24% |
19% |
Somewhat
Favorable |
29% |
29% |
Somewhat
Unfavorable |
20% |
18% |
Very
Unfavorable |
24% |
30% |
Not sure |
3% |
4% |
4* Is it a negative ad when one candidate accurately describes the
position of another candidate?
17% Yes
64% No
19% Not
sure
5* Do
negative campaign advertisements make you more or less likely to vote for the
candidate who produced the ad?
8% More likely
58% Less likely
32% It has no impact
2% Not sure
6* Has the Minnesota senate race
become too negative this year?
44% Yes
31% No
25% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence