MN-Sen: Final Strib Poll Shows Franken up 4

Star Tribune (10/29-31, likely voters, 10/16-17 in parens):

Franken (D): 42 (39)

Coleman (R-inc): 38 (36)

Barkley (I): 15 (18)

Other/Undecided: 4 (7)

(MoE: ±4.1%)

This has been one hell of a race and looks to be as tight as they come, with a very narrow lead for Franken in the Pollster average:

Election night should be pretty fun in Minnesota.

17 thoughts on “MN-Sen: Final Strib Poll Shows Franken up 4”

  1. Only the very brave would call this one. I guess the fact both MN papers have Franken up is a good sign.

  2. slightly against us in the last week, probably due to the Coleman money laundering lawsuit.  Al Franken needs a strong performance in the debate tonight if he is to win here, though.

  3. ….is that this is from the same sample that gave Barack Obama a modest 11-point lead in Minnesota.  Star Tribune polls are notorious for having lousy samples in one direction or the other.  In this case, Obama’s 11-point lead is somewhat conservative compared to what other pollsters are showing in Minnesota, so the fact that Franken has a four-point edge in a sample that gave Obama a mere 11-point edge makes think the Franken bounce may be real.

  4. …this weekend were very favorable for Franken.  Nearly everyone who supported Obama also supported Franken….better than 95% success among the households on his list.  Of course this was among union households in the Democratic stronghold of Austin, but nonetheless encouraging given that a Catholic town like Austin could potentially be hostile territory for a candidate as controversial as Franken.

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