Minnesota Poll Released by Minnesota Public Radio News Humphrey Institute Poll: Barack Obama 54%, John McCain 40%

Here are the latest results from the Minnesota poll by Minnesota Public Radio News Humphrey Institute Poll published on USAElectionPolls.com:

There were 766 voters polled on 10/3-10/5.

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Obama’s surge after last week’s events results from two general factors. First, the financial crisis and the culmination of congressional action increased the perception that Obama would do a better job handling the problems in the investment banking industry. Before October 2nd, the evaluations of the Obama’s and McCain’s handling of the investment banking problems were comparable – the Democrat held a narrow 4 point margin. In the days after October 2nd, however, Obama opened up a substantial 14 point advantage – 52 percent to 38 percent.

Vin Weber and other prominent Republicans warned that the opposition by House Republicans would “tarnish” the brand of the Republican Party for managing the economy and boost the Democratic Party’s reputation. Indeed, the dramatic events in Washington and other developments widened the gap between Minnesotans identifying with the Democratic Party as compared to the Republican Party from a 10 point margin to a 15 point margin.

Source: Recent Polls, Electoral College Results