Poll: Coleman should concede, but we’re no Franken fans, either
by Betsy Sundquist
Published: January 9,2009
Time posted: 1:00 am
Tags: 2008 U.S. Senate recount, Al Franken, Mark Ritchie, Norm Coleman
The only clear winner in a new poll asking Minnesotans whether Sen. Norm Coleman should concede the November election to Al Franken is
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January 12th, 2009 at 8:04 am
Here, for instance.
http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=0782fede-2757-4c86-9479-f84f02afc9fb
And here
http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=7ba45926-59fc-419d-84b3-c114dcb828d7
DKOS Y2K did a much better job, and currently shows much better numbers for Franken. Below is a listing of polls for the senate race. We can see that Research 2000 consistently did a better job than SUSA
http://voteforamerica.net/polls.aspx?Race=Minnesota&Election=Senate#Results
Below is R2K’s analysis of the recount, with crosstabs, as posted on DKOS
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/1/10/133747/921/913/682505
January 12th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
I hear Mark Ritchie owes Joan Growe a lot for updating the statutes, etc. Imagine if she hadn’t done those updates when we got the new machines…
January 12th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
“We’re” not Franken fans? I am!