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Obama, Pawlenty Tied in Minnesota
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jun 23, 2011 04:17pm |
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| Author | Caitlin Huey-Burns |
| News Date | Thursday, June 23, 2011 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "In a head-to-head matchup, Barack Obama and Tim Pawlenty are tied in Minnesota, a state the president won by 10 points in 2008, according to a new poll taken shortly after the presidential debate in New Hampshire last week. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who has been nationally praised for her debate performance, picked up ground among voters in the state as well.
Though he was criticized for being too soft on Mitt Romney in the debate, Pawlenty is holding his own among voters in the state he led for two terms: He matches Obama in ballot support with 46 percent, the SurveyUSA poll shows. Pawlenty polls the highest among 35- to 49-year-olds while Obama wins the 18- to 34-year-old grouping, and more independents support the president than they do their former governor.
Pawlenty defeats Obama in the south, west and northeast regions of the state, but voters in the Twin Cities back the president. The same poll taken three weeks ago had Pawlenty trailing Obama by five points. Fifty-three percent of voters think Pawlenty is qualified to lead the country." |
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