coleman1Minnesotans have have had enough of Norm Coleman’s efforts to overturn the result of the U.S. Senate contest, a pair of new polls indicate. The Star Tribune’s Minnesota Poll found that 64 percent of respondents think Coleman should concede the race, while just 28 percent indicated that the Republican’s appeal to the state’s top court is “appropriate.”

The drawn-out process has also seriously eroded Coleman’s approval ratings. Just 38 percent of those surveyed indicated that they view the Republican favorably, while 55 percent viewed him unfavorably. Franken’s standing with Minnesotans, however, isn’t much better. Nearly half (48 percent) view him unfavorably, while 43 percent look upon him favorably.

The telephone survey of 1,042 Minnesota residents consisted of 36 percent Democrats, 20 percent Republicans and 37 percent independents. It had a margin of error of four percentage points, plus or minus.

Another poll, commissioned by Alliance for a Better Minnesota, found similarly widespread dissatisfaction with Coleman’s continuing legal contest. Roughly 60 percent of respondents indicated that the former senator should concede, while just 34 percent of those polled also expressed approval for the way the statewide recount was conducted. Just over 60 percent believed that the process was “fair, impartial, accurate and carried out according to Minnesota law,” while just over a quarter of respondents disagreed with this statement.

Most Minnesotans also now believe that Franken was the victor in last year’s election, according to the ABM poll. The DFLer was deemed the winner by 54 percent of the respondents, while just over a quarter believe Coleman received more votes.

The ABM poll, conducted by Grove Insights, surveyed 600 registered voters between April 22 and 25. It has a margin of error of four percentage points, plus or minus.