Can Pawleny Carry MN--Cont.
There is a lot of talk about Pawlenty turning Minnesota red in the presidential election for the first time since 1972, but the numbers don't seem to work in the GOP's favor. A new Minneapolis Star-Tribune poll has Obama beating McCain in Minnesota 51% to 38% and Clinton beating McCain 49% to 40%. I have long said that Pawlenty will not be able to close this gap given his meager win in 2006 and the political environment in the state. I have yet to be persuaded otherwise.
