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MPR Poll: Pawlenty has mixed approval rating
February 26, 2003

x (Mason-Dixon Polling & Research)

St. Paul, Minn. — The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. February 19-20, 2003. A total of 625 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed statewide 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 was 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 4 percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a regional or gender grouping.

QUESTION:How would you rate the performance of Tim Pawlenty as governor?

Option	State	Men	Women
Excellent	14%	15%	13%
Good	34%	36%	32%
Fair	27%	25%	29%
Poor	8%	8%	8%
Undecided	17%	16%	18%

QUESTION: How would you rate the performance of Mark Dayton as Minnesota's U.S. senator?

Option	State	Men	Women
Excellent	7%	5%	9%
Good	38%	30%	46%
Fair	24%	32%	16%
Poor	11%	16%	6%
Undecided	20%	17%	23%

QUESTION: How would you rate the performance of Norm Coleman as Minnesota's U.S. senator?

Option	State	Men	Women
Excellent	7%	7%	7%
Good	43%	45%	41%
Fair	23%	23%	23%
Poor	5%	3%	7%
Undecided	22%	22%	22%

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