MINNESOTA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Monday, January 16, 2006

Senate Ballot

Crosstabs for Ballot Questions

Crosstabs for Alito Questions

Crosstabs for Other Questions

Daily Snapshot

1* Suppose that, in the election for Governor, you have a choice between Republican Tim Pawlenty and Democrat Mike Hatch. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Tim Pawlenty or for Democrat Mike Hatch?

                47% Pawlenty

44% Hatch            

                                  5% some other candidate

                                  5% not sure

2* Fine… what if the Democrats nominate Steve Kelly? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Tim Pawlenty or for Democrat Steve Kelley?

46% Pawlenty

37% Kelley             

                                  8% some other candidate

                                10% not sure

3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:

4* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…excellent, good, fair, or poor?

24% excellent

28% good

24% fair

24% poor

                                  0% not sure

5* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…excellent, good, fair, or poor?

27% excellent

26% good

15% fair

31% poor

                                  0% not sure

6* Next… Which is more important, getting American troops home as soon as possible or making sure that Iraq becomes a peaceful nation enjoying freedom and democracy?

38%getting troops home

58% making sure that Iraq becomes peaceful nation

  4% not sure

7* On a different topic, how closely have you followed news stories about Governor Pawlenty’s views on immigration policy.

22% very closely

40% somewhat closely

32% not very closely

  5% not at all

  1% not sure

8* Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree with Pawlenty’s views on immigration?

35% agree

20% disagree

40% not sure

9* A proposal has been made to build a barrier along the U.S. - Mexican border. Do you favor or oppose building a barrier to help reduce illegal immigration?

59% favor

                                26% oppose

                                15% not sure

10* Fine, as a voting issue, how important is immigration?

35% very important

41% somewhat important

16% not very important

  5% not at all important

  3% not sure

11*Okay… in determining how you will vote, which issue is more important… immigration or the economy?

14% immigration

78% the economy

  8% not sure

12* One more… in determining how you will vote, which issue is more important…immigration or health care?

16% immigration

80% health care

  4% not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.