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Minnesota: Election 2000 (U.S. Senate)

Election Matchup
DFL Primary
Candidate Favorability Ratings
Candidate Issue Handling

Election Matchup

Rod Grams (R) vs. Mark Dayton (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Dayton	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	September 21-22, 2000	41%	46%	4%	9%	627 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR²	August 21-23, 2000	41%	44%	4%	11%	621 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR²	July 6-8, 2000	46%	29%	5%	20%	620 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, would you vote for Mark Dayton, the Democrat; Rod Grams, the Republican; James Gibson, the Independence Party candidate; or David Swan, the Constitution Party candidate?"

2 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, would you vote for Rod Grams, the Republican; Mark Dayton, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the Independence Party candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. Jerry Janezich (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Janezich	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 21-23, 2000	43%	39%	3%	15%	621 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 6-8, 2000	45%	27%	5%	23%	620 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 25-28, 2000	48%	29%	3%	20%	641 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican; Jerry Janezich, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the (Reform Party / Independence Party) candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. Michael Ciresi (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Ciresi	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 21-23, 2000	42%	42%	4%	12%	621 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 6-8, 2000	43%	31%	6%	20%	620 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 25-28, 2000	43%	35%	4%	18%	641 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	45%	26%	5%	24%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican; Michael Ciresi, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the (Reform Party / Independence Party) candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. Rebecca Yanisch (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Yanisch	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 21-23, 2000	44%	35%	4%	17%	621 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 6-8, 2000	42%	32%	6%	20%	620 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 25-28, 2000	42%	36%	2%	20%	641 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican; Rebecca Yanisch, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the (Reform Party / Independence Party) candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. Tim Penny (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Penny	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 25-28, 2000	33%	50%	1%	16%	641 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	41%	40%	3%	16%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican; Tim Penny, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the Reform Party candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. Steve Miles (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Miles	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 25-28, 2000	47%	29%	4%	20%	641 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	46%	27%	4%	23%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican; Steve Miles, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the Reform Party candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. David Lillehaug (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Lillehaug	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 25-28, 2000	43%	31%	3%	24%	641 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	44%	30%	4%	22%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican; David Lillehaug, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the Reform Party candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. Steve Kelley (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Kelley	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 25-28, 2000	46%	28%	5%	21%	641 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican; Steve Kelley, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the Reform Party candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. Dick Franson (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Franson	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 25-28, 2000	51%	26%	4%	20%	641 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican; Dick Franson, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the Reform Party candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. Ole Savior (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Savior	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	February 25-28, 2000	53%	21%	4%	20%	641 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican; Ole Savior, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the Reform Party candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. David Minge (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Savior	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	43%	35%	5%	17%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican; David Minge, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the Reform Party candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. Roger Moe (DFL) vs. James Gibson (IP)

Poll	Date	Grams	Savior	Gibson	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	42%	34%	5%	18%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were Rod Grams, the Republican; Roger Moe, the Democrat; and James Gibson, the Reform Party candidate?"

Rod Grams (R) vs. Generic Democrat

Poll	Date	Grams	Consider Democrat	Definately Democrat	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	April 7-9, 1999	38%	36%	15%	11%	628 RV	± 4.0

1 "If the 2000 election for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat were held today, would you vote to re-elect Republican Rod Grams, would you consider voting for a Democratic challenger, or would you definitely vote to replace Grams with a Democrat?"

DFL Primary

DFL Primary Matchup

Candidate¹	February 25-28, 2000	July 6-8, 2000	August 21-23, 2000
Mark Dayton	---	21%	27%
Michael Ciresi	7%	11%	18%
Jerry Janezich	8%	15%	17%
Rebecca Yanisch	9%	16%	13%
Dick Franson	2%	1%	1%
Tim Penny	43%	---	---
David Lillehaug	3%	---	---
Steve Miles	1%	---	---
Steve Kelley	1%	---	---
Ole Savior	0%	0%	0%
No opinion	26%	36%	24%
Poll	Pioneer Press / MPR	Pioneer Press / MPR	Pioneer Press / MPR
Sample	231 LV	304 LV	N/A
MoE	N/A	N/A	N/A

1 "If you were voting today for the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2000, which of the following candidates would get your vote?" Poll of Democratic primary voters only.

Candidate Favorability Ratings

Rod Grams Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	September 22-25, 2000	37%	36%	25%	2%	627 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 21-23, 2000	35%	31%	28%	6%	621 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 6-8, 2000	39%	28%	26%	7%	620 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	38%	33%	26%	3%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Rod Grams?"

Mark Dayton Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	September 22-25, 2000	40%	23%	34%	3%	627 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 21-23, 2000	36%	21%	31%	12%	621 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 6-8, 2000	21%	23%	39%	17%	620 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Mark Dayton?"

James Gibson Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 21-23, 2000	6%	4%	17%	73%	621 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 6-8, 2000	5%	2%	12%	81%	620 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	4%	1%	21%	74%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of James Gibson?"

Michael Ciresi Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 21-23, 2000	28%	17%	34%	21%	621 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 6-8, 2000	16%	14%	28%	42%	620 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	6%	3%	24%	67%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Michael Ciresi?"

Rebecca Yanisch Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 21-23, 2000	22%	11%	29%	38%	621 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 6-8, 2000	15%	8%	27%	50%	620 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Rebecca Yanisch?"

Jerry Janezich Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 21-23, 2000	25%	12%	31%	32%	621 RV	± 4.0
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 6-8, 2000	12%	9%	32%	47%	620 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Jerry Janezich?"

Leslie Davis Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	August 21-23, 2000	5%	4%	22%	69%	621 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Leslie Davis?"

Tim Penny Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	41%	6%	35%	18%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Tim Penny?"

Roger Moe Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	31%	18%	30%	21%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Roger Moe?"

David Minge Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	18%	9%	35%	38%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of David Minge?"

Judi Dutcher Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	15%	7%	36%	42%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Judi Dutcher?"

David Lillehaug Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	10%	8%	39%	43%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of David Lillehaug?"

Steve Miles Favorability Rating

Poll	Date	Favorable	Unfavorable	Neutral	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 9-12, 1999	5%	4%	25%	66%	624 RV	± 4.0

1 "Do you have a favorable, unfavorable, or neutral opinion of Steve Miles?"

Candidate Issue Handling

Which U.S. Senate candidate do you feel would do a better job of handling...	Dayton	Grams	Other	No opinion
Education issues	45%	33%	6%	16%
Social Security reform issues	45%	32%	4%	19%
Environmental issues	39%	28%	5%	28%
Tax and government spending policy issues	38%	36%	5%	21%
Medicare and prescription drug policy issues	49%	27%	3%	21%
Health care policy issues	47%	28%	3%	22%
Poll	Pioneer Press / MPR
Date	September 22-25, 2000
Sample	627 RV
MoE	± 4.0