Jacobs, LawrenceMiller, Joanne M.2018-03-272018-03-272008-10-07https://hdl.handle.net/11299/194922According to two Minnesota Public Radio News and Humphrey Institute polls, the extraordinary financial crisis and the resulting congressional response along with the Vice Presidential debate propelled the Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama from a narrow 4 point lead (47 percent to 43 percent) to a 14 point advantage among likely voters in Minnesota (54 percent to 40 percent).enBarack Obamafinancial crisisReport