Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #13341

Geography Surveyed: Minnesota
Data Collected: 02/10/2008 - 02/11/2008
Release Date: 02/12/2008 10:30 AM ET
Sponsor: KSTP-TV Minneapolis

Coleman Emerges as Strongest Democratic Challenger to MN Senator Norm Coleman: In a hypothetical head-to-head election for United States Senator from Minnesota today, 02/12/08, 38 weeks to the vote, DFL challenger Al Franken runs stronger against incumbent Republican Norm Coleman than do DFL candidates Mike Ciresi, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer or Darryl Stanton, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for KSTP-TV Minneapolis. Today: Coleman and Franken tie, 47% to 46%. Coleman defeats Ciresi 51% to 40%; Coleman defeats Nelson-Pallmeyer 58% to 30%; Coleman defeats Darryl Stanton 58% to 29%. With Franken on the ballot, Coleman leads by 16 among men; Franken leads by 12 among women. Coleman leads among younger voters. Franken leads among older voters. Coleman holds 86% of the Republican base. Franken holds 79% of the DFL base. Coleman leads by 14 points among Independents, a critical swing group whose vote will in large part determine the winner. Filtering: 700 state of MN adults were interviewed by SurveyUSA 02/10/08 and 02/11/08. Of them, 650 were registered to vote and were included in this survey.