That headline is enough to elicit 20+ troll comments below, but I will press on.
Yes, both Ciresi and Franken trail by double digits and Coleman is above 50% against both. That is bad news. But look a little deeper and you’ll see why I am optimistic after looking at this poll.
Consider what this poll says about Norm Coleman. Both Norm’s job approval number and his favorability number are below the magic 50% threshold, signaling danger for an incumbent. Perhaps more interesting, Norm’s favorability rating, 43%, is significantly lower than his job approval, 48%. That’s a little unusual and I think it speaks to a fundamental problem of Norm’s.
Norm is just not a typical Minnesota politician. He’s slick, polished and, most importantly, not genuine. Minnesotans may approve of some of the policy stands he takes (and Norm is pretty careful to stick with the prevailing mood even if it means Olympic quality gymnastics) but their never going to be completely comfortable with Norm as a person.
Later tonight, I’ll delve into the head to head numbers…
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It will be interesting watching Norm’s long slow slide into oblivion. His defenders will be trotting out every possible spin on his ever evolving positions and that will be entertaining as well. Adkins, Franken, or Ciresi, it really doesn’t matter. Coleman simply cannot run far enough or fast enough to the left to garner any support from anyone other then the most rabid Bush neocons.
Wow, Richard, according to you (and the results of the MPR poll) over 50% of Minnesotans are rabid Bush neocons. There is hope for this state yet!
Yup, if there is any significance to these numbers right now, the state must have gone Neocon at first glance.
My unscientific observation says differently -
as does the vote in 2006.
Guess I should have answered the poll when they called, instead of refusing to participate - my usual tactic.
Normy has gotten a pretty big pass in the media - he never seems to get called on his lap dog status. That may factor into the mix as much as anything else.
Its very early - Minnesotans are thinking spring.