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Toplines - Minnesota Senate Election - October 7, 2008

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Minnesota Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted October 7, 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?

29% Excellent

21% Good

30% Fair

21% Poor

0% 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)

37%

46%

Franken (D)

43%

50%

Barkley (I)

17%

3%

Not sure

3%

1%

3* Favorable Ratings

Coleman

Franken

Barkley

Very Favorable

17%

11%

4%

Somewhat Favorable

27%

34%

48%

Somewhat Unfavorable

26%

16%

22%

Very Unfavorable

29%

37%

6%

Not sure

1%

1%

19%

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence