Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #13589

Geography Surveyed: Minnesota
Data Collected: 03/12/2008
Release Date: 03/13/2008 11:00 AM ET
Sponsor: KSTP-TV Minneapolis

1
   Asked of 700 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.7 percentage points.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job being done by the Minnesota state legislature?

29% Approve
58% Disapprove
13% Not Sure

2
   Asked of 700 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.7 percentage points.

Last month the Minnesota legislature passed a transportation funding bill that will raise the state gas tax, raise license registration fees and allow counties in the metro area to raise the sales tax in order to pay for highway and transit projects. Do you support or oppose that legislation?

35% Support
63% Oppose
2% Not Sure

3
   Asked of 700 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.8 percentage points.

Would you be more likely to vote for a legislator who voted for the transportation tax increases? Less likely? Or would it not make a difference?

19% More Likely
50% Less Likely
28% No Difference
3% Not Sure

4
   Asked of 700 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.7 percentage points.

Governor Pawlenty's proposed plan to balance the state's 935-million dollar budget deficit without raising taxes calls for a mix of making spending cuts, using budget reserves, closing a corporate tax loophole and slightly decreasing the state sales tax. Do you support or oppose this plan?

58% Support
29% Oppose
13% Not Sure

5
   Asked of 700 Adults
  Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.8 percentage points.

There's a proposal for an amendment to the state constitution that would end competitive judicial elections. Instead, all judges would be appointed by the governor from a pool of candidates selected by a non-partisan commission that would objectively score each judge. All judges would be subjected to an up-or-down vote every eight years instead of running against other candidates. Do you approve or disapprove of putting this issue on the November ballot?

55% Approve
34% Disapprove
11% Not Sure

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