How will Palin’s support of Emmer play in the general?

On the eve of the Republican Party's endorsing convention, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced on her Facebook page that she was backing Tom Emmer's campaign for governor.

At the time, Emmer said he was pleased with the endorsement. The campaign also made sure every delegate had a written copy of the endorsement before the endorsing convention started. Emmer ended up winning the endorsement quite handily.

But will Palin's backing be used against him in the general election? The latest Wall St. Journal/NBC poll shows that a majority of those polled have some reservations about supporting a candidate that Palin is backing. 25 percent of those polled are either enthusiastic are comfortable with Palin's endorsement. The findings were first reported by the Washington Post and picked up by CNN.

Now every campaign is different and voters view each race and each candidate independently (especially in Minnesota). But the poll suggests that Democrats who have already been working to link Palin's support for Emmer in news releases, will only ramp up those attacks in the coming months.

Side Note: For those interested, 43 percent of those polled say they're uncomfortable with an endorsement by President Obama to the 36 percent of those polled who are enthusiastic or comfortable with it. President Obama has not endorsed anyone in Minnesota's race for governor.

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