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Gallup: Minnesota has nation’s third lowest uninsured rate

By Andy Birkey | 09.09.11 | 10:00 am

Minnesota has the third lowest number of residents lacking health insurance coverage, according to a survey by Gallup. The state ranks below Massachusetts and Vermont, two New England states that have instituted universal health care insurance programs. According to the survey, 9.4 percent of Minnesotans lack health insurance.

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Perry tops national poll, Bachmann wanes

By Jon Collins | 08.25.11 | 6:15 am

A nationwide poll conducted following the entrance of Texas Gov. Rick Perry into the presidential race knocked Mitt Romney from the top spot and pushed back against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s inertia.

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Gallup: Minnesota ranked 13th in Democratic advantage

By Andy Birkey | 08.11.11 | 11:39 am

According to a Gallup survey of 170,000 adults nationwide, Minnesota ranks 13th in the nation for Democratic advantage just behind New Jersey and ahead of Washington state.

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Bachmann surges to second place in nationwide poll

By Jon Collins | 07.27.11 | 1:00 pm

In one month, the Republican candidate has gained more than nine points in Gallup polling.

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Bachmann leads Pawlenty in name recognition, ‘positive intensity’

By Andy Birkey | 06.01.11 | 12:03 pm

A Gallup poll of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents released Tuesday found that Rep. Michele Bachmann bests Tim Pawlenty in name recognition and that the congresswoman has a much higher “positive intensity” than the former Minnesota governor. Still, Minnesota’s two Republican presidential hopefuls remain in the middle of the pack among Republican candidates.

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Gallup: Bachmann, Pawlenty in single digits among possible 2012 candidates

By Andy Birkey | 02.24.11 | 10:15 am

A new Gallup poll of potential 2012 Republican nominees for the White House shows Minnesota’s two contenders, Tim Pawlenty and Rep. Michele Bachmann, in the low single digits among Republican and Republican-leaning voters. Bachmann ranked sixth in the poll with Pawlenty just behind her at seventh.

Tax day polls: 48% say their taxes are ‘about right,’ 41% think poor pay enough

By Paul Schmelzer | 04.15.09 | 8:14 am

dollar1A new Gallup Poll, released two days before today’s tax day “Tea Party” protests, finds that 48% of Americans say the amount of federal income taxes they pay is “about right” — “one of the most positive…