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Poll results: The war in Iraq
September 22, 2004

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

Option	Response
The Bush administration was right to fight the war in Iraq and is generally doing the right thing in rebuilding Iraq.	32%
The Bush administration was right to fight the war in Iraq but didn't prepare adequately for its aftermath.	33%
The Bush administration was wrong to fight the war in Iraq	30%
Not sure	5%

QUESTION: Think about how your feelings about the war in Iraq might have changed this spring and summer. Would you say that you are more optimistic about the outcome, more pessimistic abut the outcome, or unchanged?

Option	State	Men	Women
Optimistic	17%	17%	17%
Pessimistic	34%	32%	36%
No change	46%	50%	42%
Not sure	3%	1%	5%

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

Option	State	Men	Women
Better	50%	51%	49%
Worse	40%	37%	43%
No change	27%	28%	26%
Not sure	11%	10%	12%

QUESTION: Since the turnover of the sovereignty to 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	17%	20%	14%
Worse	20%	16%	24%
No change	54%	56%	52%
Not sure	9%	8%	10%

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POLL METHODOLOGY

The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. September 11 through September 14, 2004. A total of 625 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they were likely to vote in the November general election. 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 310(50%)
Women 315 (50%)

Region	Interviews
Hennepin/Ramsey counties	210 interviews
Twin Cities suburbs	150 interviews
Rochester/Southeast	70 interviews
Southwest Minnesota	60 interviews
Northwest Minnesota	65 interviews
Duluth/Northeast	70 interviews

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

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