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MPR poll results: Presidential race
May 31, 2004

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QUESTION: Do you recognize the names of these individuals who may be candidates for public office in 2004? Do you have a favorable, unfavorable or neutral opinion of that individual?

Option	Recognize favorable	Recognize unfavorable	Recognize neutral	Don't recognize
George W. Bush	44%	39%	17%	- %
John Kerry	43%	25%	31%	1%
Ralph Nader	17%	49%	32%	2%

QUESTION: If the 2004 presidential election were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were George W. Bush, the Republican, John Kerry, the Democrat, and Ralph Nader, an independent?

Option	State	Men	Women
Bush	41%	46%	37%
Kerry	44%	40%	47%
Nader	2%	2%	3%
Undecided	13%	12%	13%

Option	2000 Bush voters	2000 Gore voters	2000 Nader voters
Bush	85%	7%	4%
Kerry	6%	81%	48%
Nader	1%	- %	32%
Undecided	8%	11%	16%

Option	Henn/Ramsey	TC suburbs	Roch/SE	SW Minn	NW Minn	Duluth/NE
Bush	35%	45%	46%	48%	50%	34%
Kerry	54%	37%	37%	33%	36%	51%
Nader	2%	2%	1%	3%	5%	1%
Undecided	9%	15%	16%	15%	9%	14%

QUESTION: For whom would you vote if the only candidates on the ballot were George W. Bush, the Republican, and John Kerry, the Democrat?

Option	State	Men	Women
Bush	41%	46%	37%
Kerry	45%	41%	48%
Undecided	14%	13%	15%

QUESTION: Do you think it is reasonably possible that you might change your presidential vote before the November election, or not?

Option	State	Bush voters	Kerry voters
Yes/might	21%	22%	20%
No/probably not	79%	78%	80%

QUESTION: For whom did you vote in the 2000 presidential election?

Option	Result
Gore	44%
Bush	42%
Nader	4%
Someone else	1%
Did not vote	2%
Not sure/refused	7%

QUESTION: How would you rate the performance of George W. Bush as president?

Option	State	Men	Women
Excellent	13%	15%	11%
Good	31%	34%	28%
Fair	29%	28%	30%
Poor	27%	23%	31%

QUESTION: Of the following issues, which one do you feel will be most influential in your voting decision in the November election for national offices, such as president and the U.S. House?

Option	Result
The economy, jobs and unemployement	33%
The situation in Iraq	21%
Homeland security and the war on terror	11%
Health care	9%
Social Security and Medicare	8%
Moral issues and family values	7%
Education	5%
Environment	2%
Other/not sure	4%

QUESTION: Who do you feel would do a better job at handling the issues related to the economy and unemployment?

Option	Result
Bush	38%
Kerry	41%
Nader	3%
Not sure	15%

QUESTION: Who do you feel would do a better job at handling the issues related to the situation in Iraq?

Option	Result
Bush	44%
Kerry	37%
Nader	1%
Not sure	18%

QUESTION: Who do you feel would do a better job at handling the issues related to homeland security and terrorism?

Option	Result
Bush	49%
Kerry	32%
Nader	1%
Not sure	18%

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POLL METHODOLOGY

The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. May 24 through May 26, 2004. 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 turnout 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.

Sample Figures:

Men 309 (49%)
Women 316 (51%)

Region	Interviews
Hennepin/Ramsey counties	210 interviews
Twin Cities suburbs	150 interviews
Rochester/Southeast	70 interviews
Southwest Minnesota	60 interviews
Northwest Minnesota	64 interviews
Duluth/Northeast	71 interviews

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Poll Copyright 2004, Mason-Dixon Political/Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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