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MPR Poll results: Iraq war
June 1, 2004

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QUESTION: Which one of the following three statements comes closes to your view?

Option	Result
The Bush administration was right to fight the war in Iraq and is generally doing the right thing in rebuilding Iraq	29%
The Bush administration was right to fight the war in Iraq but didn't prepare adequately for the aftermath	41%
The Bush administration was wrong to fight the war in Iraq	28%
Not sure	2%

QUESTION: Would you support or oppose a military draft to help fight in Iraq?

Option	State	Men	Women
Support	26%	34%	18%
Oppose	65%	59%	71%
Undecided	9%	7%	11%

QUESTION: Do you feel that U.S. intervention in Iraq will ultimately make things better in Iraq, make things worse, or result in no real change for most Iraqis?

Option	State	Men	Women
Better	47%	56%	38%
Worse	11%	7%	15%
No change	36%	31%	41%
Not sure	6%	6%	6%

QUESTION: Do you feel that U.S. intervention in Iraq will ultimately improve the United States' standing in the world, make it worse, or result in no real change?

Option	State	Men	Women
Better	16%	20%	12%
Worse	50%	45%	55%
No change	27%	29%	25%
Not sure	7%	6%	8%

QUESTION: Do you feel that U.S. intervention in Iraq will or will not make Americans safer from terrorism?

Option	State	Men	Women
Will	35%	40%	30%
Will not	59%	54%	64%
Not sure	6%	6%	6%

QUESTION: Do you feel the Bush administration did or did not mislead the American people about the reasons for going to war in Iraq?

Option	State	Men	Women
Did	52%	45%	59%
Did not	41%	47%	35%
Not sure	7%	8%	6%

QUESTION: Which of these two positions do you tend to more agree with?

Option	Result
The main U.S. goal should be to stabilize Iraq and help it set up a functioning democracy, even if that takes a while.	78%
The main U.S. goal should be to remove its troops from Iraq, even if that leaves Iraq in chaos.	17%
Not sure	5%

QUESTION: The recent disclosure of American soldiers' treatment of Iraqi prisoners doesn't bother me. It is an acceptable part of war.

Option	State	Men	Women
Agree	24%	31%	17%
Disagree	73%	67%	79%
Not sure	3%	2%	4%

QUESTION: The recent disclosure of American soldiers' treatment of Iraqi prisoners is disturbing, but shouldn't deter us from continuing to pursue our mission.

Option	State	Men	Women
Agree	80%	88%	72%
Disagree	13%	7%	19%
Not sure	7%	5%	9%

QUESTION: The recent disclosure of American soldiers' treatment of Iraqi prisoners is disturbing, and should cause us to seriously reconsider our continued involvement there.

Option	State	Men	Women
Agree	28%	18%	38%
Disagree	67%	79%	55%
Not sure	5%	3%	7%

QUESTION: The recent disclosure of American soldiers' treatment of Iraqi prisoners is repugnant and we should end our involvement there immediately.

Option	State	Men	Women
Agree	9%	5%	13%
Disagree	84%	91%	77%
Not sure	7%	4%	10%

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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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