A new SurveyUSA poll, conducted for the ABC affiliate in the Twin Cities, finds that Minnesotans don’t want Norm Coleman to take his case against the Senate election results to federal court in the event that he loses his appeal to the state Supreme Court.
The poll asks: “If the Minnesota Supreme Court upholds a lower court ruling that certified Al Franken as the winner of the U.S. Senate race, what should Norm Coleman do? Appeal the decision? Or concede the race?” The numbers are overwhelming, with only 27% for an appeal, to 70% who would want him to concede.
Democrats would quite understandably want a concession by a 94%-5% margin. Republicans are for an appeal, but by a weaker margin of 58%-37%, showing some fatigue with even the GOP base. Independents would favor a concession by 65%-29%.
