Rasmussen: Dayton has 3 pt edge on Emmer
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The latest Rasmussen poll shows Democrat Mark Dayton with a three point lead over Republican Tom Emmer. Support for IP candidate Tom Horner also appears to be dropping.
Dayton received support from 44 percent of those polled. Emmer received support from 41 percent of those poll. IP candidate Tom Horner received 10 percent support.
The poll surveyed 750 likely voters on October 20th. The margin of error is +/-4%.
The poll also found that Gov. Pawlenty's approval/disapproval is locked at 49%.
Fifty percent of those polled approve of the job President Obama is doing. 49% disapprove.
Here's the full poll.
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