Minnesota Poll: Al Franken, Norm Coleman In Dead Heat
A day after the release of poll results showing Sen. John McCain surging ahead among state Republicans and Sen. Hillary Clinton holding onto a lead over Sen. Barack Obama comes word of a very tight Minnesota Senate race nine months ahead of the vote. The Minnesota PubliC Radio/Humphrey Institute Poll shows that, as of late January, Al Franken held a commanding lead over his closest DFL challenger Mike Ciresi in the mind of the state's Democrats. The public radio station is careful to note atop its online story that the poll is no indicator of the outcome of next week's Minnesota caucus, but does indicate what would happen if the general election were held today. In that contest, incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Franken would be in a stastical dead heat heading to the polls. Coleman holds a five-point edge over Mike Ciresi and double-digit leads over the two other candidates seeking the DFL endorsement. The poll director -- University of Minnesota professor Lawrence Jacobs -- said he was surprised about how far ahead Franken has pulled from his DFL competitors. Check out MPR's story.
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A day after the release of poll results showing Sen. John McCain surging ahead among state Republicans and Sen. Hillary Clinton holding onto a lead over Sen. Barack Obama comes word of a very tight Minnesota Senate race nine months ahead of the vote. The Minnesota PubliC Radio/Humphrey Institute Poll shows that, as of late January, Al Franken held a commanding lead over his closest DFL challenger Mike Ciresi in the mind of the state's Democrats. The public radio station is careful to note atop its online story that the poll is no indicator of the outcome of next week's Minnesota caucus, but does indicate what would happen if the general election were held today. In that contest, incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Franken would be in a stastical dead heat heading to the polls. Coleman holds a five-point edge over Mike Ciresi and double-digit leads over the two other candidates seeking the DFL endorsement. The poll director -- University of Minnesota professor Lawrence Jacobs -- said he was surprised about how far ahead Franken has pulled from his DFL competitors. Check out MPR's story. 
