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Poll: Who deserves the Oscar for best director?

# of votes   % of votes
Ang Lee for Life of Pi 74 23% 23%  
Benh Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild 22 7% 7%  
David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook 51 16% 16%  
Michael Haneke for Amour 10 3% 3%  
Steven Spielberg for Lincoln 171 52% 52%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 19, 2013, 09:40 AM

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Poll: Who's your favorite historic U.S. president?

# of votes   % of votes
George Washington 245 7% 7%  
Thomas Jefferson 229 7% 7%  
Abraham Lincoln 858 25% 25%  
Theodore Roosevelt 263 8% 8%  
Franklin D. Roosevelt 432 13% 13%  
John F. Kennedy 429 13% 13%  
Ronald Reagan 696 20% 20%  
Someone else 262 8% 8%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 18, 2013, 10:30 AM

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Poll: Which movie deserves the best-picture Oscar?

# of votes   % of votes
Amour 45 2% 2%  
Argo 671 25% 25%  
Beasts of the Southern Wild 84 3% 3%  
Django Unchained 202 8% 8%  
Les Misérables 186 7% 7%  
Life of Pi 107 4% 4%  
Lincoln 919 35% 35%  
Silver Linings Playbook 204 8% 8%  
Zero Dark Thirty 215 8% 8%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 18, 2013, 10:22 AM

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Poll: What's the biggest problem with the Gophers?

# of votes   % of votes
Starters aren't that talented 412 15% 15%  
The coaching is weak 1690 62% 62%  
Lack of depth on the roster 318 12% 12%  
Big Ten is just too good 295 11% 11%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 18, 2013, 06:54 AM

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Poll: Which new movie do you most want to see this weekend?

# of votes   % of votes
Beautiful Creatures 26 5% 5%  
Escape From Planet Earth 24 4% 4%  
A Good Day to Die Hard 103 18% 18%  
Identity Thief 85 15% 15%  
Safe Haven 52 9% 9%  
Side Effects 57 10% 10%  
One of the Oscar nominees 127 23% 23%  
Something else 87 16% 16%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 15, 2013, 08:38 AM

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Poll: Who is your favorite Vikings Hall of Famer?

# of votes   % of votes
Cris Carter 903 13% 13%  
Chris Doleman 112 2% 2%  
Carl Eller 255 4% 4%  
Bud Grant 1941 27% 27%  
Paul Krause 168 2% 2%  
Randall McDaniel 331 5% 5%  
Alan Page 1249 17% 17%  
John Randle 1051 15% 15%  
Fran Tarkenton 1075 15% 15%  
Ron Yary 117 2% 2%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 15, 2013, 07:09 AM

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Poll: Should visible tattoos disqualify people from becoming law enforcement officers?

# of votes   % of votes
Yes 1691 50% 50%  
No 1703 50% 50%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 14, 2013, 08:21 AM

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Poll: Who will win the Gophers-Wisconsin basketball game tonight?

# of votes   % of votes
Gophers by 10 or more 97 10% 10%  
Gophers by 1 to 9 415 44% 44%  
Wisconsin by 1 to 9 287 30% 30%  
Wisconsin by 10 or more 152 16% 16%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 14, 2013, 06:01 AM

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Poll: Do you like Leslie Frazier's contract extension with the Vikings?

# of votes   % of votes
Yes 946 68% 68%  
No 444 32% 32%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 13, 2013, 04:02 PM

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Poll: Which techno-thing distracts you most from relationships?

# of votes   % of votes
E-books 33 7% 7%  
Facebook 172 39% 39%  
FaceTime 9 2% 2%  
Games 79 18% 18%  
Instagram 7 2% 2%  
Music 29 7% 7%  
Phone calls 75 17% 17%  
Twitter 38 9% 9%  
Total Votes 68    

Editor's note: Instant polls are intended as entertainment. They are not considered to be true measurements of public opinion.

  • Updated: February 13, 2013, 03:56 PM

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