Poll: Trump Voters Twice as Enthusiastic Than Biden Voters In ... Minnesota?

The Star Tribune/MPR News/KARE 11 Minnesota Poll found Biden with a 45%-41% lead over Trump ahead of their anticipated general election rematch. Seven percent of respondents said they were undecided and 6% supported independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ...

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Byington is among just 31% of Biden backers who said they were "very enthusiastic" about supporting the president. The Democratic coalition in Minnesota and the U.S. has fractured over Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war, with many on the left bristling at his support for Israel and demanding he do more to prevent civilian deaths in Gaza. Few poll respondents, though, mentioned the war as their top issue.

In contrast, nearly two-thirds of Trump supporters said they were "very enthusiastic" about their candidate.

Ed Morrissey

It has been 52 years since a Republican presidential candidate won Minnesota. Can Trump break the streak? Color me very skeptical, but Trump could force Biden and Democrats to shift resources to Minnesota to keep him from winning. And that would be a huge advantage to Trump elsewhere, including Wisconsin and the other battleground states, because Biden will have to burnish his progressive credentials to fire up the DFL base in Minnesota. 

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