This ought to calm everyone down who was worrying about Minnesota

[bluestateguy]

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has opened up a commanding lead in Minnesota over Republican John McCain, according to a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll.

The poll, conducted last week among 1,084 likely voters, found that 55 percent support Obama, while 37 percent back McCain.

That's a huge difference from the last Minnesota Poll, conducted in September, which showed the race dead even, with each candidate backed by 45 percent of likely voters. The new poll shows that Obama's surge in the state can be attributed to voters' belief in his ability to deal with the nation's worsening economy, his performance in the first presidential debate and an increase in the number of Minnesotans who call themselves Democrats.


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http://www.startribune.com/politics/state/30470234.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

I guess all of you handwringers will have to find something else to panic about now.

[life_long_dem]

1. Nice. It's still sad that Mc*clone has that high of a %.

[Beausoir]

2. MN is a lock for Obama. Take it to the bank and stop worrying. It's a done deal.

[taddles]

3. Star Trib is a right wing rag

if they are giving Obama a 55-37 lead then McCain is in real trouble.

[lamp_shade]

4. I recently read a post here that suggested our camp, confident that

we'd win MN, backed off for a short spell to allow McCain's camp to get in there and spend (waste) some big ad bucks. I wonder how much they've spent.