Minnesota Poll: 48 percent back anti-gay marriage amendment
By Andy Birkey |
11.08.11 | 11:53 am
Earlier studies have shown that people changed their positions based on the wording of the poll.
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Poll: Majority of Wis. residents disapprove of Walker, split on recall
By Jon Collins |
10.31.11 | 10:07 am
The pollster said Walker could benefit if the recall effort became a referendum on the wisdom of recalls rather than his performance in office.
Bachmann’s campaign manager charts her ‘path to victory’
By Jon Collins |
09.27.11 | 6:14 pm
Nahigian said the campaign expects to “compete” in New Hampshire, but not “dominate” like it plans to in Iowa.
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.
Bachmann’s campaign in trouble after lackluster debate performance
By Jon Collins |
09.08.11 | 11:41 am
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann didn’t make any comments in the first fifteen minutes of the debate.
Bachmann slipping in national polls
By Jon Collins |
09.07.11 | 1:07 pm
Following a quick ascendance to the front of the race for the Republican presidential nomination last month, recent polls show U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann steadily losing support.
Minnesota fair-goers reject constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
By Andy Birkey |
09.06.11 | 11:25 am
The Minnesota House of Representatives conducted its annual poll of legislative issues at the Minnesota State Fair this year, and among the questions was how fair-goers would vote on an amendment to the state constitution limiting marriage to one man and one woman and barring same-sex marriage for future generations. Poll respondents rejected the amendment with 29.8 percent voting “yes” and 66.5 percent voting “no.”
Backers of anti–gay marriage amendment tout flawed poll
By Andy Birkey |
06.23.11 | 12:19 pm
Minnesota for Marriage is touting a poll released last week by the religious right group, Alliance Defense Fund, that showed a majority of Americans believe that marriage should be defined as between one man and one women. That poll, which found 62 percent of Americans back that definition, was conducted by Republican pollster Public Opinion Strategies and has been criticized for its odd sampling as well as biased questioning.
PPP poll: Minnesotans dead even on marriage amendment, majority supports rights for gay couples
By Andy Birkey |
06.01.11 | 1:35 pm
A poll released by Public Policy Polling on Wednesday shows that Minnesotans are dead even on amending the Minnesota Constitution to ban same-sex mariage. PPP asked voters the same question that will be on the ballot in 2012, and 47 percent of respondents said they opposed the amendment. Forty-six percent said they approved, while 7 percent were unsure. The poll also found that a solid majority of Minnesotans support rights for same-sex couples.
Poll: One quarter of Minnesotans think Bachmann qualified to be president
By Andy Birkey |
05.27.11 | 8:26 am
A SurveyUSA/KSTP poll released on Thursday shows that only 27 percent of Minnesotans feel that Rep. Michele Bachmann is qualified to be president. Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty fared better among Minnesotans, with 55 percent seeing him as presidential material. Both Bachmann and Pawlenty lost in a matchup against President Obama here, however, an indication that if the election were held today, and either were the GOP’s nominee, neither would capture their home state.
