Minnesota Poll: Most want Coleman to call it quits
By Mitch Berg
If you ignored the first two words of the following headline…
Minnesota Poll: Most want Coleman to call it quits
…then it’d seem almost as damning as the story’s lede
Nearly two-thirds of Minnesotans surveyed think Norm Coleman should concede the U.S. Senate race to Al Franken, but just as many believe the voting system that gave the state its longest running election contest needs improvement.
But those first two words – Minnesota Poll – are in fact dispositive. These polls exist solely to provide aid and comfort to DFLers. Their fifteen year history is one of ludicrous overrepresentation of DFLers – usually right when some discouragement of the opposition is needed.
Thul:
Election night results for MN Senate race-
Independent Dean Barkley 15.15%
Republican Norm Coleman 42.98%
Democrat Al Franken 42.99%Party preference results from new StarTribune poll-
Republicans 20%
Democrat 36%
Independent 37%
Every time I start to think that maybe big media’s argument against shutting down – “we need to keep government honest” – might just make some sense, we get to situations like this, where it’s impossible to think the Strib’s mission is anything but electing Democrats.
April 27th, 2009 at 9:49 am
That’s why I’ve called them the Agenda Media for years. With the exception of Mark Brunswick, the Strib hasn’t cared about the facts for years. That isn’t their mission. Their purpose is pushing the DFL’s agenda.
April 27th, 2009 at 11:55 am
As someone who reluctantly voted for Norm Coleman for the purpose of denying Obama a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, I hope he wins the legal contest or at the very least keeps Al Franken from being seated in the Senate as long as humanely possible.
April 27th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Did the poll explain that some people voted twice and some people were denied the right to vote while others were not denied the right to vote depending on where in the state they were from… before the MN pollster/shucksters asked that question?
It is impossible to determine the winner regardless on which clown is selected.