The local ABC affiliate (KSTP-5) has a new round of polling out on the five statewide political races on the ballot this November. The news is not good for Democrats.
A month ago, Democrats led in four of the five, with the fifth, for state Attorney General, being tied. A month later, Democrats lead in two, Republicans lead in two, and a fifth tied, for U.S. Senate.
Keeping in mind that it’s still a long way to go to November, the trend is your friend.
The race for governor shows the biggest shift. In a classic turnout suppression poll, last month KSTP showed now U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar ahead of state Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth 52-36. The latest numbers have Klobuchar ahead 47-40, a nine-point shift in just four weeks.
This will be Klobuchar’s fourth appearance on the statewide ballot in the past 20 years. Voters all know who she is and have already made up their minds. 47 percent more l...
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