MN-Sen: Franken Trails by a Single Point

Rasmussen (9/18, likely voters, 8/13 in parens):

Al Franken (D): 47 (46)

Norm Coleman (R-inc): 48 (49)

Dean Barkley (I): 3 (-)

(MoE: ±4%)

Coleman leads by a single point, which is not out of line with other recent polls showing Franken getting his groove back. What is out of line is Rasmussen pegging Dean Barkley at 3% of the vote. The last three polls of this race had Barkley gobbling up anywhere between 8-14% of the vote. While I don’t think that he’s going to take an exceptionally large share of the vote, I have to believe that in an exceptionally nasty race, he’s going to attract more than 3% in November.

Still, it’s good news for Franken, who has been on the receiving end of a series of attack ads recently that portray him as a mentally unhinged rageaholic. Perhaps the voters of Minnesota aren’t entirely turned off by someone who is steamed with the last eight years.

Bonus finding: Obama leads McCain by 52-44 in the state.

14 thoughts on “MN-Sen: Franken Trails by a Single Point”

  2. I’m still astonished that he would take the time to do an SNL skit.  I guess looking at it from a different angle, maybe it was his opportunity to sort of center himself in the midst of the chaos of a senate race.  Doing something he loved, instead of going on a vacation to some island.  

  3. Maybe it’s because you have the two hour long season premier of Heroes on tonight.  Maybe the sun shined just a little brighter on your way to work.  Or maybe your subconcious was busy trying to remind you that Ted Stevens is off to trial today!  

    http://www.politico.com/blogs/…

    Federal prosecutors will begin to make the case today that Senator Ted Stevens is guilty on charges that he did not disclose gifts from an oil services company in a public corruption case that has rocked the state of Alaska.

    The former head of VECO Corp., Bill Allen, will serve as the prosecution’s chief witness. Allen has already pleaded guilty on charges that he bribed a number of lawmakers in the Alaska House and Senate, and five state legislators have already gone to prison in connection with the scandal.

    Prosecutors have said they will take three weeks to lay out their case against Stevens. Stevens’ attorneys, led by high-powered Washington lawyer Brendan Sullivan, have said they will need a week to mount their defense. That would leave approximately two weeks to go between the verdict and Election Day.

    And if your Monday didn’t start with that uplifting feeling from what might just be something in the water, now you have something to smile about.  😀

  4. good news for Franken but it’s way off. Barkley is doing better then that, my Obama and downticket canvassing is already turning up quite a few people for him.

  5. The fact that the margin between Franken and Coleman is consistent with other polls showing much greater Barkley support suggests to me that Barkley supporters are evenly split between Franken and Coleman.  When Barkley’s numbers are down in this poll, both Franken and Coleman are up evenly.

  6. This poll is another confermation the Race is tight but there is no way in hell Barkley is getting only 3% of the vote. I stick by my prediction Barkley ends up with 20%+ of the vote.

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