Minnesota Survey of 500 Likely Voters

May 18, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

45% Strongly approve

21% Somewhat approve

11% Somewhat disapprove

22% Strongly disapprove

1% Not sure

2* How would you rate the job Tim Pawlenty has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

28% Strongly approve

25% Somewhat approve

20% Somewhat disapprove

26% Strongly disapprove

1% Not sure

3* I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.

	Very Favorable	Somewhat Favorable	Somewhat Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable	Not sure
Norm Coleman	16%	28%	14%	41%	1%
Al Franken	20%	24%	14%	41%	2%

4* How closely have you followed recent news stories about the Senate race re-count involving Al Franken and Norm Coleman?

47% Very closely

45% Somewhat closely

7% Not very closely

1% Not at all

0% Not sure

5* Who will ultimately be named the winner of the senate race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman?

63% Al Franken

16% Norm Coleman

21% Not sure

6* Should Norm Coleman concede now and let Al Franken be seated in the United States Senate?

54% Yes

41% No

5% Not sure

7* If the State Supreme Court rules in favor of Al Franken, should Governor Pawlenty sign an election certificate naming Al Franken as the winner?

67% Yes

25% No

8% Not sure

8* Okay, if the State Supreme Court rules in favor of Al Franken, should the U.S. Senate seat Al Franken?

65% Yes

24% No

11% Not sure

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