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Poll: Rybak gaining strength in mayoral race
November 1, 2001
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If you recognize the individual's name, do you have a favorable, unfavorable or neutral opinion of that person?

Candidate Recognize favorable Recognize unfavorable Recognize neutral Don't recognize
R.T. Rybak 50% 8% 39% 3%
Sharon Sayles Belton 38% 32% 29% 1%


If the election for mayor were held today, would you vote for Sharon Sayles Belton or R.T. Rybak?

Candidate City  Men  Women Whites Blacks
Rybak 49% 53% 46% 58% 3%
Sayles Belton 37% 32% 41% 28% 81%
Undecided 14% 15% 13% 14% 16%

How would you rate the performance of Sharon Sayles Belton as mayor?

  City  Men  Women Whites Blacks
Excellent 6% 3% 9% 4% 16%
Good 41% 34% 48% 36% 68%
Fair 41% 49% 32% 47% 11%
Poor 10% 13% 8% 11% 4%
Undecided 2% 1% 3% 2% 1%

Has your view of the most important issues facing the city changed in light of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks?

Option Response
Yes 14%
No 83%
Not Sure 3%

How would you assess the city's efforts regarding downtown development and neighborhood issues. Is the city...

Choice Response
Paying too much attention to downtown? 44%
Paying too much attention to neighborhoods? 2%
Striking the right balance between the two? 45%
Not sure 9%



POLL METHODOLOGY
The MPR poll was conducted October 26-29, 2001 by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. A total of 406 likely voters in Minneapolis were interviewed by telephone. All stated they regularly vote in state elections.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges were utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out by county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus 5 percentage points.

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