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Poll results: Terrorism
July 21, 2004

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QUESTION: Would you say that the United States is making progress in the fight against terrorism?

Option	State	Men	Women
Yes	58%	66%	50%
No	31%	26%	36%
Not sure	11%	8%	14%

QUESTION: Do you think the United States is better prepared for a major terrorist attack in this country than it was on September 11, 2001?

Option	State	Men	Women
Yes	77%	87%	67%
No	15%	9%	21%
Not sure	8%	4%	12%

QUESTION:Based on what you know, do you think the terrorist group Al Qaeda did or did not collaborate with Iraq when Saddam Hussein was in power?

Option	State	Men	Women
Did	49%	46%	52%
Did not	33%	37%	29%
Not sure	18%	17%	19%

QUESTION: Based on what you know, do you think the Clinton administration did or did not adequately prepare for a potential terrorist attack?

Option	State	Men	Women
Did	20%	18%	12%
Did not	64%	71%	57%
Not sure	16%	11%	21%

QUESTION: Based on what you know, do you think the current Bush administration did or did not adequately prepare for a potential terrorist attack before September 11, 2001?

Option	State	Men	Women
Did	13%	13%	13%
Did not	73%	72%	74%
Not sure	14%	15%	13%

QUESTION: Based on what you know, how would you rate the Bush administration's response to the attacks of September 11, 2001?

Option	State	Men	Women
Excellent	26%	29%	23%
Good	34%	37%	31%
Fair	22%	20%	24%
Poor	17%	14%	20%
Undecided	1%	--	2%

QUESTION: In the effort to balance the investigation of terrorism with the individual rights of U.S. citizens, which one of these three positions is closest to yours:

Option	Response
The U.S. has leaned too far in the direction of allowing investigators to do things that violate people's rights.	25%
The U.S. should be more aggressive in investigating terrorism, even if it means curbing individual rights.	34%
The U.S. has generally taken a balanced approach to this dilemma.	31%
Not sure	10%

QUESTION: Do you think there was or was not enough information available to U.S. authorities that could have prevented the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?

Option	State	Men	Women
Was	27%	29%	25%
Was not	56%	57%	55%
Not sure	17%	14%	20%

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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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