According to the poll reported

According to the poll reported in the Washington Times this morning in the story Rocket Man links to below, the Mondale/Coleman race is a statistical dead heat. The story includes the following observation, consistent with Rocket Man’s (and Hugh Hewitt’s) take on the race: “‘What’s been lost in the coverage of this tragedy is the strength of Coleman’s candidacy,’ said Dan Allen, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. ‘Minnesota remains hugely competitive, no matter who the Democrats select later this week.'”