Poll: One quarter of Minnesotans think Bachmann qualified to be president

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Poll: One quarter of Minnesotans think Bachmann qualified to be president



http://minnesotaindependent.com/82133/poll-one-quarter-of-minnesotans-think-bachmann-qualified-to-be-president

By Andy Birkey | 05.27.11 | 8:26 am

A SurveyUSA/KSTP poll released on Thursday shows that only 27 percent of Minnesotans feel that Rep. Michele Bachmann is qualified to be president. Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty fared better among Minnesotans, with 55 percent seeing him as presidential material. Both Bachmann and Pawlenty lost in a matchup against President Obama here, however, an indication that if the election were held today, and either were the GOP’s nominee, neither would capture their home state.

The poll found that Obama would beat former Pawlenty in Minnesota 48 to 43 percent and Bachmann 57 to 32 percent.

Pawlenty had a 3 percent favorability deficit in Minnesota with 35 percent viewing him favorably and 38 percent unfavorably. For Bachmann, that deficit was a whopping 27 percent.

Pawlenty announced on Monday that he is running for president after more than two years of speculation. Bachmann is set to announce her presidential plans in her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa, sometime next month.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. That's still too many.

But it's consistent with other polls that indicate the approximate percentage of dumbass teabaggers in this country.

[Scuba]

3. +1

[Lifelong Protester]

2. Originally from there, and how could the state that elected Jesse

Ventura be so enamored of this evil woman? She's idiocy, lunacy, dopeacracy (I invented that last one, can you tell).

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Oh, Jesse was nuts, too, but in a very different way.

Minnesota has a long tradition of electing strange, strange people to public office.

[KansDem]

5. After W

...who's to say?

[Cant trust em]

6. define "qualified".

She was born in the United States and is over 36. does that mean she's qualified?

[marmar]

7. One quarter of Minnesotans need to get to the shrink....quickly.

nt

[liberal N proud]

8. It is scary that there are that many ignorant people in one place

[tonybgood]

14. You ought to come to Ohio then!!!

We have "tears aplenty" Boehner and "cops are idiots" Kasich!

[liberal N proud]

15. I am in Ohio

[Zoeisright]

9. That's about the batshit crazy component of the general public.

But I'm still disgusted that there are that many fucking idiots in my state.

[Philippine expat]

10. Then 75% of the people are wrong

because she was born in the US and she is over 36 years old, these are the only qualifications needed.

[yurbud]

13. I hope the Republicans agree with you. It will make the election a lot easier for Obama.

[Philippine expat]

11. Then 75% of the people are wrong

because she was born in the US and she is over 36 years old, these are the only qualifications needed.

[MasonJar]

12. I cannot believe a single person would think that Michele has

enough sense or brains to run a yard sale, much less a country.

[Enthusiast]

16. But but but,

just look at those baby blues!

[Harriety]

17. They are all from her district. She represents the 6th. Most of us can't stand her.