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Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Photo: IowaPolitics.com, Flickr

Poll: Pawlenty continues to round out bottom of presidential contenders

By Andy Birkey | 12.01.10 | 9:39 am

Gov. Tim Pawlenty continues to lag in the pool of 2012 presidential contenders, according to a poll of “typical national Republican primary voters” released by Public Policy Polling on Tuesday. Pawlenty was tied with Ron Paul for fifth place with 5 percent, while 12 percent of those surveyed were undecided. Sarah Palin topped the poll with 21 percent, followed by Newt Gingrich with 19 percent, Mitt Romney with 18 percent, and Mike Huckabee with 16 percent.

Pawlenty polling low in Minnesota 2012 matchup

By Andy Birkey | 11.11.10 | 1:44 pm

Gov. Tim Pawlenty only garnered 19 percent of Minnesota GOP primary voters in a poll comparing contenders for president in 2012. While Pawlenty had the best showing of all candidates in the Public Policy Polling survey released on Thursday, he only led Sarah Palin by one point. The poll’s authors said that Pawlenty’s lackluster showing in his home state might be behind Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer’s underperformance during a GOP wave.

Another poll shows Pawlenty in single digits for 2012

By Andy Birkey | 11.10.10 | 11:43 am

Public Policy Polling surveyed typical GOP primary voters in Colorado, California, Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Hampshire and Illinois and found Gov. Tim Pawlenty garnering single digits in each state for the 2012 Republican nomination. Pawlenty consistently fell into the bottom three in a matchup between Mitch Daniels, Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Mike Pence and John Thune. Pawlenty has consistently rated in the bottom of polling, alhthough he has gotten some respect from national 2012 watchers.

PPP poll: Dayton up by 3 percent

By Andy Birkey | 10.30.10 | 6:39 pm

A poll released by Public Policy Polling on Saturday found DFLer Mark Dayton with a slight lead over Republican Tom Emmer at 43 percent to 40 percent. Independence Party candidate Tom Horner got 15 percent. The poll sampled a large number of Minnesotans — 2,058 — and therefore had a margin of error or just 2.2 percent.