DFLer Mark Dayton got some good survey news Friday and racked up numerous endorsements after his gubernatorial primary victory earlier this week. Rasmussen Reports' first telephone survey after the primary found Dayton with a growing lead over Repub

lican Tom Emmer and a sizable lead over Independence Party candidate Tom Horner. Dayton got 45 percent of the vote compared with 36 percent for Emmer. Horner trailed with 10 percent; another 10 percent were undecided. Rasmussen moved Minnesota to a "leans Democratic," where it had been considered a toss-up. Dayton's lead has grown from a month ago, where Dayton showed a 40 percent to 36 percent lead over Emmer. Horner again had 10 percent. Among independent voters, 37 percent prefer Dayton, 27 percent chose Emmer and 20 percent picked Horner, a former Republican. Rasmussen surveyed 750 likely voters in Minnesota on Thursday and the survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent. Dayton ended the week with several new endorsements, including North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters, Education Minnesota and the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees. "We believe Mark Dayton is the best candidate for governor of Minnesota," MAPE statewide president Chet Jorgenson said in a statement. "Minnesotans know and trust Mark Dayton. His commitment to our state has been proven through decades of public service. Katharine Tinucci, a Dayton spokeswoman, said "Mark is very honored to have the endorsements."