Minnesota Odds and Ends

-Mark Dayton's numbers have improved since PPP last polled Minnesota in May and he's one of the most popular Governors in the country. 53% of voters approve of the job he's doing to 34% who disapprove.  That +19 spread is up 6 points from May when he was at +13 (51/38). Dayton has near unanimous approval from Democrats (85/5), is very strong with independents (51/33), and even has a decent amount of support from Republicans (19%). Dayton's 53% approval ties him for the 8th highest out of more than 40 sitting Governors PPP has polled on.

-Dayton may get himself an easier legislature to work with next year. Democrats lead the generic legislative ballot in the state by a 48-39 margin. If that holds through November they should win back a whole lot of the seats they lost in 2010.  It's not that legislative Democrats are popular- only 31% of voters have a favorable opinion of them to 49% with a negative one. But legislative Republicans have horrible numbers. Their favorability rating is 23% with 62% of voters viewing them negatively. That honeymoon wore off real fast.

-Minnesota's constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage is headed for a close vote.  48% of voters say they support it while 44% are opposed. It's very much a generational issue- voters under 65 oppose the amendment but seniors support it 58/32 and that's making the difference right now. 23% of Democrats intend to vote for it, more than the 19% of Republicans who are opposed. 71% of voters in the state do support either gay marriage or civil unions.

-59% of Minnesota voters are opposed to the public paying any part of the cost for a new Vikings stadium, while just 33% are supportive.  But they change their minds if a publicly funded stadium is the only way to keep the team in the state- 46% say they'd support tax money for a stadium if that's what it took to keep the Vikings while only 39% say they'd prefer the team just moving.

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Comments

[Chuck]

Hey Tom! PPP is always so spot on! What's on with the 29 and under crowd and marriage equality!??!??! Even more 30-45 years are going to vote against the marriage amendment!

Something doesn't seem right!