Rasmussen: Senate race tight

Rasmussen Reports has released a Minnesota based poll on the Senate race. GOP Sen. Norm Coleman has a two percentage point lead over Democrat Al Franken. 47% of those polled back Coleman. 45% back Franken. The MOE is +/-4.5 percentage points.

Meanwhile, Democrat Barack Obama has a wider lead over Republican John McCain in Rasmussen's survey of Minnesota voters. 53% of those polled support Obama while 38% back McCain. The MOE is +/-4 percentage points. \

Nationally, Rasmussen's Daily Tracking poll has McCain leading Obama.

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