10/13 Star Tribune Poll: Kerry leads Minnesota by 5

[unfrigginreal]

Last update: October 13, 2004 at 6:55 AM
Minnesota Poll: State up for grabs, poll finds Kerry's lead is no lock
Bob Von Sternberg, Star Tribune
October 13, 2004

On the eve of the third and final presidential debate, Sen. John Kerry has the support of 48 percent of likely voters in Minnesota while President Bush has the support of 43 percent, a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll has found.

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Both campaigns can take heart from the poll results, said Larry Jacobs, who directs the 2004 Elections Project at the University of Minnesota's Center for the Study of Politics. "The numbers say to me that John Kerry has a narrow, but more or less steady and significant lead here," he said.

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Several poll responses could represent danger signs for Bush because they all are in a range that political analysts consider perilous for any incumbent officeholder.

* A majority of likely voters, 54 percent, say the nation is pretty seriously on the wrong track, while 39 percent say it's headed in the right direction.

* On Bush's general performance in office, 45 percent approve and 50 percent disapprove.

* Fifty-five percent disapprove of how he is handling the economy, while 54 percent disapprove of how he is handling the situation in Iraq.

* In terms of general image, Kerry is faring better than Bush. Fifty-two percent of likely voters have a favorable impression of Kerry, while 40 percent have an unfavorable impression.

* In Bush's case, 47 percent have a favorable image and 49 percent have an unfavorable image.

* The vice presidential candidates are seen at a wider extreme. Edwards' favorable-unfavorable ratio is 51 percent to 34 percent; Cheney's is 42 percent to 49 percent.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/784/5029409.html

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. So when does the FReeper Mafia go to the Star Tribunes' offices....

to protest this poll?

:eyes:

Kerry will win the ENTIRE Midwest except for Indiana. Maybe we'll get a suprise there too.

[WI_DEM]

2. good to see

latest polls in Minnesota are trending up for Kerry.

[Glenda]

3. I found the interesting part in the demographics...

- Women more for Kerry than Men are

- The young and old (18-34 and 55+) are more for Kerry than ages in between

- The more highly educated, the more for Kerry

- The lower income, the more for Kerry

- Twin cities more for Kerry than rural (although rural is roughly tied)

- People closely follow party affiliation. But with Independent/3rd Parties, it is 44% Kerry and 37% Bush.

- Religion: Protestant 55% Bush, 38% Kerry
Catholic 42% Bush, 47% Kerry
That's interesting.

G.

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