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MPR Poll results: The Iraq war
July 20, 2004

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QUESTION: Which one of the following three statements comes closest 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	35%
The Bush administration was wrong to fight the war in Iraq	34%
Not sure	2%

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	48%	56%	40%
Worse	11%	12%	10%
No change	32%	23%	41%
Not sure	9%	9%	9%

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	21%	25%	17%
Worse	36%	27%	45%
No change	35%	41%	29%
Not sure	8%	7%	9%

QUESTION: Since the turnover of sovereignty in Iraq leaders at the end of June, do you think world opinion of the United States has gotten better, gotten worse or stayed the same?

Option	State	Men	Women
Better	20%	24%	16%
Worse	22%	18%	26%
No change	53%	55%	51%
Not sure	5%	3%	7%

QUESTION: Was it the right thing or the wrong thing for the United States to turn Saddam Hussein over to the Iraqis for trial?

Option	State	Men	Women
Right	83%	87%	79%
Wrong	8%	6%	10%
Not sure	9%	7%	11%

QUESTION: When do you think it is reasonable to expect U.S. troops to be out of Iraq?

Option	Result
Immediately	11%
By the end of 2004	15%
By the end of 2005	25%
Five years from now	20%
U.S. troops will need to stay in Iraq indefinitely	17%
Not sure	12%

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POLL METHODOLOGY

The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. July 12 through July 14, 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 308 (49%)
Women 317 (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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