“Both sides of the marriage amendment debate in Minnesota point to evidence nationwide for why they will prevail. And both claim to be more in tune with the core values of Minnesotans in the home stretch of a race that polls say is too close to call,” reports the Pioneer Press.

“I’m afraid we’re going to be left at the altar this fall,” Carleton College political science professor Steven Schier tell the Pioneer Press. “Minnesota is not a bride, we’re not a bridesmaid, and they won’t even let us in the church.”

Minnesotans “have voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections, the longest streak of any state in the nation,” via Pioneer Press.

“As the presidential race tightens across the country, a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll has found that it is narrowing here as well, with President Obama holding a 3-point lead and Republican Mitt Romney making gains in the state. The poll shows Obama with support from 47 percent of likely voters and Romney earning backing from 44 percent — a lead within the polls margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points,” reports the Star Tribune.