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Minnesota Poll: No panic button over economy just yet
Minnesotans appear to be resigned to the new normal of financial upheaval and jittery stock markets, according to a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll.
Of the 1,200 people surveyed, 65 percent said they were concerned, but not scared, about the recent spate of large bank failures, the federal government's unprecedented rescue plan and triple-digit swings in daily stock trading. Eighteen percent said they were not particularly concerned.
"I don't really panic about stuff like that," said University of Minnesota veterinary student Alexis Rambaud, 31, one of the poll respondents. "I think things just come in waves and if they get bad, they will get better later on. You just have to kind of ride it out."
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Minnesota Poll: 3-way Senate race up for grabs with 2 weeks left
The numbers behind the tightening U.S. Senate contest between Al Franken and Norm Coleman show support for Dean Barkley is significant but also shallow.
Minnesota Poll: Obama holds a wide lead over McCain
The GOP candidate cut his deficit from 18 points to 11, but voters whose top concern is the economy favor Obama.
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New polls show Franken gaining, tied with Coleman
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MInnesota Poll: Governor's approval data steady
Tim Pawlenty's involvement in John McCain's campaign didn't help or hurt views on his performance. -
Minnesota Poll: A nagging feeling of financial angst
The Star Tribune Minnesota Poll found that 40 percent of Minnesotans feel their financial situation is worse off than it was one year ago. -
Minnesota Poll: Coleman, Franken sink amid sniping
The Republican incumbent's lead over his DFL challenger is shrinking, too. And Independence Party hopeful Dean Barkley is drawing support from both. -
Minnesota Poll: Pocketbook issues reveal deep pockets of real worry
Minnesotans are jittery about the state of the economy and are convinced the federal government isn't doing enough to help them out. -
Minnesota Poll: Obama, McCain are dead even in state
With 51 days before Election Day, Barack Obama and John McCain are tied with 45 percent support, raising the stakes in the campaign. -
Poll: Good news for Coleman, bad for Franken
The Republican senator appears ahead of all DFLers. Franken's tax woes seem to have weakened him, and he did as well as Ciresi. -
Poll finds support for NWA merger
Minnesota politicians have been ringing alarm bells for months about the potential harm to fliers and workers that could result from a merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, but only about a third of state residents surveyed this month said the federal government should block the merger. -
Poll: Minnesotans back Obama or Clinton over McCain
A new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll found that Barack Obama leads John McCain 51 percent to 38 percent among the state's registered voters. Hillary Rodham Clinton leads the Arizona senator 49 percent to 40 percent. -
Poll: Voters back Coleman over DFL challengers
Republican Sen. Norm Coleman has a job approval rating in the danger zone for an incumbent seeking reelection, but he is ahead of his key DFL rivals in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, according to a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll. -
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Minnesota Poll: Wetterling leads Bachmann 48% to 40%
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Dayton's lead over Grams now at 9 points
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Poll results: Plenty of blame for low test scores
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Poll results: Humphrey, Coleman seen as strong leaders;many voters in the dark about Ventura
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Minnesota Poll questions
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Minnesotans' tax-cut preferences
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Mn. Poll results: Let's be done with Lewinsky matter
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How the Oct. 11-16 Minnesota Poll was conducted
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Oct 15 Mn. Poll results: Governor's race
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Poll results: NWA's image compared to other companies
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Minnesota Poll: Presidential frontrunners in front
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Minnesota Poll: Most favor keeping ATVs on trails
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Graphic: Results of the Ventura poll
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Once strongly pro-DFL, Minnesota sliding to right
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DFL primary candidates
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Minnesota Poll: Most say religion has role in world's conflicts
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Election trial heats
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Minnesotans on Clinton: good job, so-so character
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Millennium Mn. Poll: No changes in worship expected
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Poll: Majority believes personal information not protected
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More women than men back tighter drunken-driving law
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Humphrey takes wide lead after the primary
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Minnesota Poll: Bush inches up on Kerry
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Minnesota Poll: Humphrey holds lead in primary and general election races
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Many Minneapolis voters late to decide
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Poll: Crime drops at all levels as perception of serious problem
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Humphrey's lead over DFL primary field widens
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Poll results: Give homeowners a tax break and don't expand sales tax
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Minnesota Poll: Contact us
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Minnesota Poll: 54% expect another terrorist attack
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Mn Poll results: Minnesotans favor lower blood-alcohol levels
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Poll results: Majority favors snowmobile safety measures
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Poll finds support for snowmobile, Jet Ski safety
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Poll Results: Few give schools high marks
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Majority give Guthrie funding negative reviews
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How the Oct. 15-18 Minnesota Poll was conducted
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Gore still beating Bush in Minnesota, but lead shrinks
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Minnesota Poll: Most Minnesotans favor ATV limits
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Poll finds divided support for school tax-credit plan
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Minnesota Poll: Keeping the faith
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Minnesotans don't know a lot about Profile of Learning
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How the Oct. 2-7 Minnesota Poll was conducted
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Minnesotans OK Iraq attack -- but only with Congress' OK
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Ramp meters: Motorists approve of ramp meters but avoid them
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Minnesota Poll's 50th anniversary
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How the poll on the Twins stadium issue was conducted
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How the Sept. 16-20 Minnesota Poll was conducted
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How the mayoral polls were conducted
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Penny held commanding lead in campaign he abandoned
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Gore, Bush well ahead of their rivals in Minnesota
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Republican primary
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Gore takes 10-point lead in state
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How the Sept. 16-20 Minnesota Poll was conducted
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Pawlenty's approval drops to 50 percent, poll finds
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Charter amendment 145
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Most give Wellstone high marks
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Minnesota Poll: Most approve of an Xcel bill with strings
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Minnesota Poll: Gore has 10-point lead on Bush in state
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Rybak, Coleman hold big leads
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Getting Minnesota Poll data sets
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Job approval for both Minnesota senators is on the rise
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MN Poll: The future of farming
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Minnesota Poll: Favorability rating climbs for Grams
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Clinton job approval drops, but still high
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Millennium Minnesota Poll: Science
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History of the Minnesota Poll
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Other poll sites
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Minnesotans favor mediation over legislation in BWCA-Voyageurs dispute
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Few voters seem undecided in Senate race
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How the Jan. 3-9 Minnesota Poll was conducted
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With crime rate down, Minnesotans feeling safer
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Facts about the Minnesota Poll
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Poll results: What should Congress do?
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Results of the September poll on governor's race
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Poll shows support for roads and public transit
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Poll results: Sayles Belton outpolls Carlson
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Millennium MN. Poll: Most think social lives will be different
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Wellstone job approval almost as high as it's ever been
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MN. Poll results: Most favor gambling to pay for stadium
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Professional polling organizations and trade groups
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Governor's race narrows as Ventura surges
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How the March 23-27 Minnesota Poll was conducted
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Poll: Most Minnesotans give Clinton high marks
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Candidate critiques
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MN. Poll: Life is good for St. Paul residents
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Humphrey holds 20-point lead over Coleman in governor race
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Graphic: Results of the senate poll
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Twins deal strikes out in Minnesota Poll
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Minnesota Poll: Most reject gay clergy
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Mn Poll results: Coleman leads Pappas
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How the Minnesota Poll's sampling works
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Minnesota Poll: Support for death penalty slips in Minnesota
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How the Jan. 26-31 Minnesota Poll was conducted
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MN Poll: Right-to-die law gains support over the decades
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How the October 1999 Minnesota Poll was conducted
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Minnesotans think planet's environment will worsen
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Poll: Minneapolis schools get fair grades, signs of optimism
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America the unfaithful? Not quite, sex studies show
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Minnesotans back more than spending cuts to battle deficit
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Poll: Everyone's to blame for state of schools
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Star Tribune Minnesota Poll: Older voters help Dayton keep big lead in DFL race
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MN Poll: Who are the hunters?
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80 percent of Minnesotans say no public money for stadium
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Humphrey is strongest DFLer, but lead over Coleman shrinks
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MN Poll: Minnesotans split on hunting amendment
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Poll results: Has political knowledge waned?
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Minnesota Poll: High taxes, less smoking? 61% disagree
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Oct 15 Mn. Poll results: Issues
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How the Feb. 23-27 poll was conducted
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Poll results: Underfunding contributes to low test scores
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Minnesota Poll results on Twins stadium issue
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Minnesota Poll: The future of work
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Who's backing whom
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Humphrey is strongest DFLer, but lead over Coleman shrinks
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80 percent of Minnesotans say no public money for stadium
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Poll questions, volatility index
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How Minnesota Poll measures party
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How this Minnesota Poll was conducted
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Crime slips on radar of state residents as serious issue
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Minnesota Poll: High taxes, less smoking? 61% disagree
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How Minnesota Poll measures party
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Poll results: Has political knowledge waned?