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« on: October 19, 2008, 01:48:06 AM »
Obama: 52 (-3)
McCain: 41 (+4)

Today's Star Tribune Minnesota Poll findings were based on telephone interviews conducted Oct. 16-17 with a representative sample of 1,049 likely voters, out of a total sample of 1,200 Minnesota adults, 18 years old and older. Respondents were identified as likely voters based on their voting intentions and self-reported voting history. Interviews were conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Results of a poll based on 1,049 interviews will vary by no more than 3.8 percentage points, plus or minus, from the overall population 95 times out of 100. Margins are larger for groups within the sample, such as Democrats and Republicans. The poll does not include interviews with cell phone users.

http://www.startribune.com
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« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2008, 01:50:50 AM »
Star Tribune. lol.
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« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2008, 02:09:35 AM »

McCain ain't winning MN.
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« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2008, 02:10:39 AM »
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« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2008, 03:56:18 AM »
It is certainly reasonable to expect a strong tightening of the race everywhere, and this includes Minnesota.  However in this state it is unlikely to overturn Obama.
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« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2008, 09:05:26 AM »
Considering the last Strib poll, this is not terribly surprising.
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« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2008, 09:58:23 AM »
Guys, want a laugh? The party ID for this poll is, wait for it....

D +22!!!
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« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2008, 12:04:31 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2008, 12:26:23 PM »
Well, folks, you won't have the Strib to kick around much longer. It's melting!
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« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2008, 12:59:51 PM »
Quote from: Torie on October 19, 2008, 12:26:23 PM
Well, folks, you won't have the Strib to kick around much longer. It's melting!

Damn, that's a shame. Hopefully if it ends up sold there won't be much changes to their fantastic reporting.
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« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2008, 01:01:51 PM »
I like the Star Tribune...

Sure, they have a liberal slant... but for regional news, they are the best. 
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« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2008, 05:29:57 PM »
I think the Star Tribune said that Bush was going to win MN in 2004.
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« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2008, 05:37:37 PM »
Quote from: J. J. on October 19, 2008, 05:29:57 PM
I think the Star Tribune said that Bush was going to win MN in 2004.

Wrong again, as usual.
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« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2008, 08:32:53 PM »
Can you guys stop bashing pollsters?  Jeez.


If it was McCain up four points to make the race D+1 or Tie or whatever, then I'd be complaining.   But McCain up four points to keep the margin safely above 10 points?  As far as I'm concerned that still shows Minnesota as being a strong DEM pickup.

I will start concerning myself with bad polls if they start showing something completely off base...
e.g.
MN R+anything to D+3...
PA R+anything to D+3...
IA R+anything to D+3...
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« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2008, 08:40:38 PM »
Quote from: tokar on October 19, 2008, 08:32:53 PM
Can you guys stop bashing pollsters?  Jeez.

If a cross-section of them will stop sucking, sure!
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« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2008, 09:05:20 PM »
Quote from: tokar on October 19, 2008, 08:32:53 PM
Can you guys stop bashing pollsters?  Jeez.

When the Strib releases consistent polls that don't produce wild, unexplainable swings that other pollsters never seem to show, we'll stop bashing their polls.
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« Reply #16 on: October 19, 2008, 09:14:34 PM »
Strib polls suck, the Strib newspaper rules, Strib never had Bush winning Minnesota and as usual J. J. has absolutely no clue what he's talking about. The end.
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« Reply #17 on: October 19, 2008, 09:15:50 PM »
Quote from: Detroit Has a Skyline on October 19, 2008, 09:14:34 PM
Strib polls suck, the Strib newspaper rules, Strib never had Bush winning Minnesota and as usual J. J. has absolutely no clue what he's talking about. The end.
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