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Article: MINNESOTA POLL: PRESIDENTIAL RACE; Obama, McCain are dead even; With 51 days before Election Day, Barack Obama and John McCain are tied with 45 percent support, raising the stakes in Minnesota.(NEWS)(MINNESOTA POLL)(Survey)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 14, 2008
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Byline: BOB VON STERNBERG; STAFF WRITER
Minnesota has become a battleground in a presidential campaign that has dramatically tightened nationwide.
A new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows that the race is now a dead heat between Barack Obama and John McCain, each supported by 45 percent of likely voters in the state.
The new poll likely will stoke both sides' efforts during the final 51 days until the election, triggering a barrage of advertising, grass-roots politicking and, potentially, stepped-up visits by the candidates.
The poll found that McCain has made gains across the board since a May Minnesota Poll that showed him trailing by ...