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March 6, 2000
Poll Results | Poll Methodology | Story | "The Body's Politics"
Ventura Job Performance
| Poll Date | Excellent | Good | Fair | Poor | Undecided |
| December '98 | 14% | 55% | 12% | 3% | 16% |
| April '99 | 12% | 45% | 24% | 2% | 17% |
| July '99 | 11% | 45% | 35% | 8% | 1% |
| October '99 | 7% | 36% | 31% | 25% | 1% |
| February '00 | 9% | 43% | 28% | 18% | 2% |
Question: How would you rate the performance of Jesse Ventura as Minnesota's governor: excellent, pretty good, only fair, or poor?
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Excellent | 9% | 12% | 7% |
| Good | 43% | 43% | 43% |
| Fair | 28% | 28% | 28% |
| Poor | 18% | 16% | 19% |
| Undecided | 2% | 1% | 3% |
QUESTION: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Governor Ventura is a needed breath of fresh air in state government.
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Agree | 54% | 58% | 51% |
| Disagree | 41% | 39% | 43% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 3% | 6% |
QUESTION: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Governor Ventura is an embarrassment to the state.
| Option | State | Men | Women |
| Agree | 43% | 33% | 52% |
| Disagree | 54% | 66% | 43% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 1% | 5% |
POLL METHODOLOGY
The MPR poll was conducted February 25 - 28, 2000 by Mason-Dixon Polling &
Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. A total of 641 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed 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 were 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:
Men 307 (48%)
Women 334 (52%)
| Region | Interviews |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul | 359 interviews |
| Rochester/Southeast | 73 interviews |
| Southwest Minnesota | 65 interviews |
| Northwest Minnesota | 70 interviews |
| Duluth/Northeast | 74 interviews |
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