Rasmussen: Minnesota not competitive in the fall. Obama leads 53% to 38%.

[Zynx]

http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/minnesota/election_2008_minnesota_presidential_election

It's important we don't have to watch our rear while campaigning in Missouri and Colorado in the fall. McCain is simply not competitive in MN, which is a very good thing.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

1. That is good to know.

I'm feeling better and better about November every passing day. :)

[jefferson_dem]

2. I don't think even Pawlenty on the ticket could deliver MN for McSame.

n/t

[Blondiegrrl]

24. I hope you're right. The Pawlenty factor makes me a little bit nervous.

I'm rooting for a McSame/Romney ticket. Or better yet, McSame/Lieberman. Two douchebags for the price of one!

[tekisui]

3. MO, CO, VA, OH and NC!!!

Those should be the cornerstones of the 50 state strategy.

[Zynx]

13. NC should be the lowest priority of that list.

If I had to pick order of priority of battleground states it would be to first make sure Michigan and PA are secure. They have 38 EVs between them. Then Ohio and Missouri. Then Colorado. Then Virginia along with Florida. Then North Carolina.

[stevenleser]

21. Obama is also polling within 3 points of McSame in SC and is even in Indiana

We also need to focus on Michigan.

[Douglas Carpenter]

4. of course

[frickaline]

5. Must be because there are no white working class voters there

:sarcasm:

[Douglas Carpenter]

6. yeah just just those liberal elitist latte drinkers and their HUGE African-American population

:crazy:

[frickaline]

7. lol, exactly. Lattes are the Iron Range beverage of choice!

I heard Paul Bunyan is a Starbucks regular.

[JVS]

14. Egg coffee

[Robbins]

8. Remember

Gore won there by 2 In 2004 and Kerry won by 4 In 2004 If Obama can win close to 10 this year this
suggests Mccain Is In trouble.Independents are becoming the largier group In Minnesotta.

[Zynx]

10. You are right about this. Minnesota tends to only be about 3-4 points more Democratic than the

country as a whole. This would be huge.

[Hippo_Tron]

23. Gore's narrow margin was largely due to Nader, I think Minnesota was Nader's best state

[Catch22Dem]

9. Well *obviously* there are no white people in MN

That's the only reason Obama is leading. That's a poor excuse for not installing the Goddess of Peace though.

:sarcasm:

[Zynx]

11. In her defense, she leads by the same margin.

[mucifer]

12. It's good news for Al Franken

[AtomicKitten]

15. Very impressive.

:thumbsup:

[Thrill]

16. Why should it be? The only question is why is Norm Coleman running so strong

[frickaline]

18. NYT speculated on 1 possible reason

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/us/politics/25bloggers.html?hp

[Thrill]

17. Why do people think McCain is going to run strong across the country? I don't buy it

The more people see of him. The more they won't like

[book_worm]

19. MN was much closer in '04--so this is good to see.

[LTR]

20. The GOP has been throwing all their eggs in that basket

The convention in St. Paul, Pawlenty being hyped as VP and all the money thrown around there. It's obvious that they want Minnesota bad.

Meanwhile, they're losing places like Virginia.

[Douglas Carpenter]

22. one kikc for the morning shift