Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is more unpopular than he has ever been, but still not as unpopular as the new state flag, according to a poll released this week.
A new KARE 11/Star Tribune/U of M poll found that just 39% of Minnesotans approve of Gov. Walz’s performance while 53% disapprove and 8% are undecided. The figure reportedly represents Walz’s lowest approval rating since being elected governor.
But Minnesota’s new state flag fares even worse. The poll shows that just 30% of Minnesotans approve of the redesigned flag, compared to 50% who disapprove and 20% who are undecided.
The poll also found that most Minnesotans disapprove of President Donald Trump. A total of 41% of respondents said they approve of his performance, whereas 56% disapprove and 3% are undecided.
Meanwhile, U.S. Sen Amy Klobuchar leads all three of her potential Republican opponents in the race to replace Walz: 48%-40% against Lisa Demuth; 48%-37% against Kendall Qualls; and 53%-36% against Mike Lindell.
However, the poll reveals that 81% of Minnesotans are either very or somewhat concerned about fraud, and a plurality (45%) of voters trust Republicans over Democrats (38%) to reduce fraud.
Minnesota GOP Chair Alex Plechash said the poll confirms that the “DFL brand is collapsing.”
“This year’s DFL ticket is Walz-Flanagan 2.0 — the same failed politicians, the same broken priorities, the same excuses, and the same disastrous results,” he said. “[Klobuchar] stood with the same political machine that spent an $18 billion surplus, raised taxes by billions, and looked the other way while fraud exploded.”
Anthony Gockowski
Anthony Gockowski is Editor-in-Chief of Alpha News. He previously worked as an editor for The Minnesota Sun and Campus Reform, and wrote for the Daily Caller.
