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Minnesota: Economy

Economic Conditions
Inflation
Management of Economy
Policies to Improve Economy
Impact of RNC on Minnesota Economy

Economic Conditions

United States Economy In a Recession

Poll	Date	In a recession	Headed for recession	Thriving	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	August 15-17, 2008	61%	24%	10%	6%	600	± 4.0

1 "Is the national economy currently in a recession, is the economy headed for a recession, or is the economy thriving?"

United States Economy Best in the World

Poll	Date	Yes	No	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	July 22, 2008	36%	51%	13%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Despite current difficulties, does the United States still have the best economy in the world?"

Economic Conditions in General

Poll	Date	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	October 7, 2008	1%	4%	31%	63%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	March 19, 2008	2%	12%	38%	47%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	November 1, 2006	15%	27%	38%	19%	2%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	August 28, 2006	9%	23%	42%	25%	1%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Generally speaking how would you rate the U.S. economy these days ... excellent, good, fair, or poor?"

Trend In Economic Conditions

Poll	Date	Better	Staying the same	Worse	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	October 7, 2008	2%	7%	87%	4%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	March 19, 2008	6%	12%	76%	6%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Are economic conditions in the country getting better or worse?"

Economic Conditions Compared to One-Year Ago

Poll	Date	Better	About the same	Worse	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute¹	October 21-26, 2004	28%	30%	41%	1%	690 LV	± 4.0
Humphrey Institute¹	June 21 – July 12, 2004	43%	27%	29%	1%	589 RV	± 4.0

1 "Now thinking about the economy in the country as a whole, would you say that over the past year the nation's economy has gotten better, stayed about the same, or gotten worse?"

Inflation

Concern About Inflation

Poll	Date	Very	Somewhat	Not too	Not at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	July 12-14, 2004	18%	39%	37%	5%	1%	625 LV	± 4.0

1 "Given what you know and your expectations for the economy in the coming year, how concerned are you about the prospect of inflation?"

Management of Economy

Federal Government Economy and Jobs Job Approval Rating

Poll	Date	Approve	Disapprove	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	January 18-27, 2008	32%	64%	4%	917	± 3.2

1 "Do you approve or disapprove of the way the federal government is handling the economy and jobs?"

Political Party Best Handling Economy and Jobs

Poll	Date	Republican	Democrat	Neither	Both	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute / MPR¹	January 18-27, 2008	26%	49%	9%	4%	12%	917	± 3.2

1 "Do you think the Republican Party or the Democratic Party would do a better job handling the economy and jobs?"

Trust to Manage Economy

Poll	Date	President Bush	Democrats in Congress	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 28, 2006	36%	54%	10%	500 LV	± 4.5
Rasmussen¹	February 20, 2006	43%	50%	7%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy - President Bush or Democrats in Congress?"

Policies to Improve Economy

Economy Improved By Reducing Budget Deficit Or Tax Cuts

Poll	Date	Reduce budget deficit	Cut Taxes	In Between	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Humphrey Institute¹	June 21 – July 12, 2004	49%	30%	15%	6%	589 RV	± 4.0

1 "Which statement comes closest to your point of view or do you fall somewhere in between? The best way to improve the economy is to reduce the budget deficit OR the best way to improve the economy is to cut taxes."

Impact of RNC on Minnesota Economy

Long Term Impact of Republican National Convention On Twin Cities Economy

Poll	Date	Positive	Negative	No impact	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 13, 2008	45%	7%	40%	8%	700 LV	± 4.0

1 "Will having the Republican National Convention in St. Paul have a long-term positive or negative impact on tourism and business in the Twin Cities?"

Short Term Impact of Republican National Convention On Twin Cities Economy

Poll	Date	Positive	Negative	No impact	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	August 13, 2008	71%	10%	14%	5%	700 LV	± 4.0

1 "Will having the Republican National Convention in St. Paul have a short-term positive or negative impact on tourism and business in the Twin Cities?"

Impact of Republican National Convention On Minnesota Economy

Poll	Date	Help	Hurt	No impact	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	July 10, 2008	63%	6%	25%	7%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "Will having the Republican National Convention help the economy in Minnesota, hurt the economy in Minnesota, or have no impact on the economy in Minnesota?"