Polls

Minnesotans Want Pawlenty to Certify Election, Coleman to Concede

| Tom Jensen

Header-poll-resultsTopline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 Have you heard or read about the decision of
the three judge panel that has declared Al
Franken the winner of the election for U.S.
Senate? If yes, press 1. If no, press 2.
Yes…………………… 88% No ……………………. 12%

Q2 Do you think Norm Coleman should appeal the
decision and continue to fight in court or should
Coleman concede the race? If you think
Coleman should appeal, press 1. If you think
he should concede, press 2.
Appeal……………………………………………………. 37%
Concede ………………………………………………… 63%

Q3 Minnesota now has only one senator
representing the state in the U.S. Senate.
Should Franken be seated immediately or
should the seat remain vacant? If you think
Franken should be seated immediately, press
1. If you think the seat should remain vacant,
press 2.
Seat Franken
Immediately………..59%
Leave Seat Vacant 41%

Q4 Do you approve or disapprove of the job
President Obama is doing as President of the
United States? If you approve, press 1. If you
disapprove, press 2. If you’re not sure, press
3.
Approve ……………… 60%
Disapprove………….. 30%
Not Sure……………… 10%

Q5 Some people say that Republicans are funding
the Coleman legal suit to keep the Minnesota
seat vacant and slow down the Obama
agenda. Do you agree or disagree with that
statement? If you agree, press 1. If you
disagree, press 2.
Agree …………………. 48% Disagree …………….. 52%

Q6 In order for Al Franken to be seated as a U.S.
Senator, Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty
must sign a form certifying Al Franken as the
winner. Do you think Governor Pawlenty
should sign the form certifying Al Franken? If
yes, press 1. If no, press 2.
Yes ……………………………………………………….. 59%
No …………………………………………………………. 41%

Q7 In the US Senate election last fall, who did you
vote for? If you voted for Norm Coleman,
press 1. If you voted for Al Franken, press 2.
If you voted for Dean Barkley, press 3. If you
didn’t vote or don’t remember, press 4.
Coleman ………………………………………………… 41%
Franken………………………………………………….. 41%
Barkley…………………………………………………… 13%
Didn’t Vote/Don’t Remember …………………….. 5%

Q8 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 53%
Man……………………………………………………….. 47%

Q9 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If you are a
Republican, press 2. If you are an independent
or identify with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 39%
Republican……………………………………………… 28%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 32%

Q10 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 92%
African-American …………………………………….. 3%
Other……………………………………………………… 5%

Q11 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 12%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 24%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 37%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 27%

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