Public Policy Polling conducted a survey of 2058 Minnesota likely voters between Oct 27 and Oct 29, 2010. Respondents were contacted by Landline and the interaction was automated. The results of this poll were released on Oct 30, 2010.
Results were provided for each of the 3 publicly acknowledged questions along with the order in which they were presented.
Question 1 | PreferenceView Matchup
The candidates for Governor are Democrat Mark Dayton, Republican Tom Emmer and Independent Party candidate Tom Horner. If the election was today, who would you vote for?
This question was presented to 2058 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.2%.
The question wording was provided by Public Policy Polling.
Question 8 | Approval
Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Tim Pawlenty's job performance?
| Disapprove | Approve | Not sure | Total |
|---|
| All | 50% | 43% | 6% | 2058
Likely |
| Female | 51% | 41% | 7% | 52% |
| Male | 49% | 45% | 5% | 48% |
| Democrat | 87% | 10% | 3% | 36% |
| Independent | 48% | 42% | 10% | 31% |
| Republican | 10% | 84% | 6% | 33% |
This question was presented to 2058 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.2%.
The question wording was provided by Public Policy Polling.
Question 9 | Yes/No
Do you want Tim Pawlenty to run for President in 2010?
| No | Yes | Not sure | Total |
|---|
| All | 59% | 23% | 18% | 2058
Likely |
| Female | 59% | 21% | 20% | 52% |
| Male | 59% | 26% | 15% | 48% |
| Democrat | 88% | 7% | 5% | 36% |
| Independent | 60% | 19% | 21% | 31% |
| Republican | 24% | 47% | 28% | 33% |
This question was presented to 2058 likely voters from Minnesota who were contacted in some undisclosed fashion. The margin of sampling error is ± 2.2%.
The question wording was provided by Public Policy Polling.