Alliance for a Better Minnesota today released a new statewide poll conducted by Grove Insight Opinion Research and Communication Strategy:

Economy, Health Care and Iraq Top Issues to Minnesota Voters:
The economy and jobs – 21%
The high cost of health care – 15%
The war in Iraq – 14%
The high cost of gas and energy – 12%
Education and the schools – 12%
Protecting us from a terrorist attack – 7%
Taxes and government spending – 7%
Illegal immigration – 4%

The Race for the U.S. Senate is a Dead Heat in Minnesota:
Franken – 44%
Coleman – 42%
Undecided – 14%

Minnesota Job Performance Reviews of Elected Officials (Positive – Negative):
Senator Amy Klobuchar: 50% – 36%
Governor Tim Pawlenty: 40% – 56%
Senator Norm Coleman: 32% – 59%
President George Bush: 18% – 82%

This analysis is based on 500 interviews among likely 2008 general election voters in Minnesota. The survey was conducted March 13-16 2008. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.4 percentage points at the 95% level of confident. The margin of error for subgroups varies and is higher.