Obama now only 2 ahead in Minnesota

[sunonmars]

www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=3af2463a-4cc8-4435-989f-3ea28464ab49

attleground Minnesota -- Obama and McCain In Fierce Fight: In an election for President of the United States in Minnesota today, 08/15/08, 12 weeks to Election Day, John McCain and Barack Obama finish effectively even, according to this exclusive SurveyUSA poll conducted for KSTP-TV in Minneapolis. Today, it's Obama 47%, McCain 45%, within the survey's 3.8 percentage point margin of sampling error. Obama leads by 8 points in NE Minnesota and by 5 in Western Minnesota. In the Twin Cities area and in southern Minnesota, the two tie. Half in Minnesota say the economy is the most important issue, and on that issue, Obama leads 50% to 44%. 83% of Conservatives back McCain. 82% of Liberals back Obama. Moderates break 5:3 for Obama. Obama is up 15 points among the less affluent. McCain is up 5 points among the more affluent. McCain leads 2:1 among Pro-Life voters. Obama leads 2:1 among Pro-Choice voters. Among men, McCain leads by 3; among women, Obama leads by 9 -- a 12 point gender gap. Among those voters younger than Obama, Obama leads by 4. Among those voters older than McCain, McCain leads by 4. Among voters who are in-between the two candidates' ages, Obama leads by 3. 8% of Democrats cross over to vote for McCain; 8% of Republicans cross over to vote for Obama, a wash. Independents split.

[snowbear]

1. No one will read your blather if you keep using SurveyUSA

Just---------STOP----------Using--------Them!

They are a wingnut based small basement operation that is slanted.

Can you say "BOGUS"?

[zanne]

3. I don't know why people post these polls...

Are tney trying to make us feel discouraged?

[Hope And Change]

4. Come on.Don`t shoot the messenger.

[quantass]

2. Zzzz

[jefferson_dem]

5. Wow. That's a one point improvement for OBAMA since SUSA's last MN poll.

Which had it 47-46 in June.

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=b9f93545-a19e-4e8d-909c-59b6050c0d5e

[Hope And Change]

6. There you go.

:hi:

[dkf]

8. OK. I'll take it.

[RC]

7. Obama only two points ahead of McCain in Minnesota?

Bull Shit! Not gonna happen there. 30 points maybe, never two.

[dems_rightnow]

9. We'll take Minnesota...

... but by less than 10. It's always a reasonably close state.

[scheming daemons]

10. He's STILL not picking Hillary, sunonmars.....

Get over it.