publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com - 7/9/2009
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More than half of Minnesota voters now have an unfavorable opinion of Norm Coleman following the protracted recount for his Senate seat, and it's harming his prospects for a future Gubernatorial campaign. 52% of voters in the state view Coleman negatively with 38% having a positive take on him. ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/2/2009
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I just got off the phone with Minnesota
Republican state Rep. Marty Seifert, who recently stepped down...
from his position as state House Minority Leader to run for Governor, about a very important topic: What might happen if former Sen. Norm Coleman ...
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Potential Coleman GOP Rival: I Love Norm, "But He Lost ...
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 7/9/2009
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So now that former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)
finally conceded the much-litigated 2008 Senate race to Democrat...
Al Franken, and Franken was sworn into office six months into the term, does Coleman have a political future as he reportedly eyes a run for ...
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Poll: Coleman's Numbers In Minnesota Are Lousy, Damaged ...
swingstateproject.com - 7/9/2009
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swingstateproject.com —
Public Policy Polling (7/7-8, registered voters): R.T. Rybak
(D) : 43 Norm Coleman (R) : 37 Mark...
Dayton (D) : 41 Norm Coleman (R) : 39 Margaret Anderson Kelliher (D) : 34 Norm Coleman (R) : 42 (MoE: ?2.5%) Perhaps bolstered by the recent spate of reports that Norm Coleman (now in need ...
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MN-Gov: Not Looking So Good for Coleman
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Poll shows Coleman trailing in Minn. GOV race
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... Former Sen. Norm Coleman's (R-Minn.) numbers took a hit thanks to his drawn-out court battle over his Senate election loss to now-Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), and he would start out a gubernatorial campaign slightly behind some top contenders, according to a new poll . There has been some chatter about Coleman running for the open governor's seat in 2010 now that his Senate challenge is over. The survey by Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-leaning firm, shows Coleman trailing Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak (D) 43-37 and former Sen. Mark Dayton (D-Minn.) 41-39 in potential ...
Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 7/9/09
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... So, all that talk about the inevitability of a Coleman gubernatorial bid might have taken a little bit of a hit. PPP polls Minnesota, and finds that Coleman's favorables are a painful 38/52, and that he would lose to either former Senator Mark Dayton (41-39) or Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak (45-39). Here's an "ouch" for the Coleman-loving Wall Street Journal to ponder: 54% of those polled said that Coleman's conduct during the post-election phase had made them LESS likely to vote for him. ...
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