MN-Sen: Franken Ahead in PPP Poll, Behind in Mason-Dixon

Public Policy Polling has a fresh survey right out of the oven (10/28-30, likely voters):

Al Franken (DFL): 45

Norm Coleman (R): 40

Dean Barkley (IP): 14

(MoE: ±3.0%)

Coleman takes 85% of Republicans and Franken holds 81% of Democrats, with Barkley taking a roughly equal share from each party. That’s pretty good news, but it’s tempered by a pair of recent polls — including one by Rasmussen — showing Coleman with the lead. Here’s the other:

Mason-Dixon (10/27-28, likely voters):

Al Franken (DFL): 36

Norm Coleman (R): 42

Dean Barkley (IP): 12

(MoE: ±4.0%)

I admire all you brave souls who have taken a stab at this race in our predictions contest thread. This one is real tossup.