MPR Poll Results - The Bush presidency

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

Option	State	Men	Women	DFL	GOP	IND
Excellent	5%	6%	4%	-	9%	6%
Good	25%	25%	25%	4%	57%	14%
Fair	23%	22%	24%	15%	28%	29%
Poor	47%	47%	47%	81%	6%	51%
Undecided	-	-	-	-	-	-

QUESTION: Would you say things in the country are on the right track or the wrong track?

Option	State	Men	Women	DFL	GOP	IND
Right track	28%	31%	25%	4%	59%	23%
Wrong track	62%	62%	62%	88%	26%	69%
Not sure	10%	7%	13%	8%	15%	8%

QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?

Option	State	Men	Women	DFL	GOP	IND
Approve	26%	28%	24%	4%	54%	21%
Disapprove	63%	63%	63%	90%	26%	71%
Not sure	11%	9%	13%	6%	20%	8%

QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of homeland security and the war on terrorism?

Option	State	Men	Women	DFL	GOP	IND
Approve	47%	48%	46%	21%	79%	42%
Disapprove	45%	42%	48%	69%	15%	50%
Not sure	8%	10%	6%	10%	6%	8%

QUESTION: Do you feel the U.S. should or should not establish a timetable for the withdrawl of troops from Iraq?

Option	State	Men	Women	DFL	GOP	IND
Should	55%	49%	61%	71%	35%	57%
Should not	35%	44%	26%	17%	56%	33%
Not sure	10%	7%	13%	12%	9%	10%

QUESTION: Which political party, the Democrats or the Republicans, do you trust to do a better job of handling:

Option	Dems	GOP	Neither	Don't know
The war in Iraq	41%	34%	16%	0%
The war on terrorism	37%	36%	15%	12%

HOW THE POLL WAS CONDUCTED

The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from September 18 through September 20, 2006. 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 turn-out 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:

Region

Men 305 (49%)

Women 320 (51%)

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