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 An exclusive Survey USA poll shows nearly half of Minnesotans surveyed say its time for Republican Norm Coleman to concede the U.S. Senate race to Democrat Al Franken.
But the survey does not hold good news for Franken either.
On election night, each candidate received only 42 percent of the votes. Now it appears they're both even less popular.
Only 38 percent of Minnesotans surveyed said they view Coleman favorably. 44 percent have an unfavorable view.
Franken scored similarly with 37 percent favorable and 45 percent unfavorable.
In terms of whether the recount was fair, 56 percent of those surveyed said it was fair to both candidates.
The Coleman campaign says the poll reinforces their decision to contest the election to make sure all Minnesotans can be assured the results are valid.
The Franken campaign has not yet commented on the poll results.
Interactives:
 VIDEO: Coleman's announcement 
Transcript of Coleman's speech
VIDEO: Franken talks about win
Franken statement
Coleman statement
View the Recount Summary
View some of the challenged ballots
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