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New Stadium (Funding)
New Stadium (Importance)
New Stadium (State Legislative Action)
Baseball
Football

New Stadium (Funding)

State Funding of Vikings Stadium

Poll	Date	Should	Should not	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen²	September 6, 2007	15%	79%	6%	500 LV	± 4.5
SurveyUSA¹	April 26, 2007	24%	73%	3%	500	± 4.5

1 "The Minnesota Vikings are considering a plan for a $954-million dollar stadium complex on the current site of the Metrodome. Do you think state funding should or should not be used to help pay for the stadium?"

2 "Should the state use tax money to pay for a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings?"

Legislative Approval to Move New Stadium Outside of Downtown

Poll	Date	Should	Should not	No opinion	Sample	MoE
SurveyUSA¹	February 27-28, 2007	55%	31%	14%	500	± 4.5

1 "Hennepin County has been negotiating to buy land in downtown Minneapolis to build a new stadium for the Twins. Do you think Hennepin County should or should not seek legislative approval to move the new stadium to a different site in the county if they can't agree on a purchase price for the downtown land?"

Funding New Sports Stadium

Poll	Date	Give money	Lend money	Should not assist	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	January 26-28, 2004	4%	46%	44%	6%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "Which of these three possibilities is closest to your opinion about building a new sports stadium somewhere in the Twin Cities?"

Public Financing for New Twins Stadium

Public financing new Minnesota Twins stadium¹	Minneapolis	St. Paul
Support	24%	27%
Oppose	71%	62%
No opinion	5%	11%
Poll	Pioneer Press / MPR	Pioneer Press / MPR
Date	October 26-29, 2001	October 26-29, 2001
Sample	406 LV	403 LV
MoE	± 5.0	± 5.0

1 "Would you support or oppose significant public financing for a new stadium in order to keep the Twins?"

Twins Demise Affect Stadium Support

Affected¹	Minneapolis	St. Paul
Yes	18%	21%
No	78%	68%
No opinion	4%	11%
Poll	Pioneer Press / MPR	Pioneer Press / MPR
Date	October 26-29, 2001	October 26-29, 2001
Sample	406 LV	403 LV
MoE	± 5.0	± 5.0

1 "Have the reports of the Twins' possible demise made you more inclined to support a publicly financed stadium?"

Public Financing for New Vikings Stadium

Public financing new Vikings stadium¹	Minneapolis	St. Paul
Support	17%	21%
Oppose	77%	70%
No opinion	6%	9%
Poll	Pioneer Press / MPR	Pioneer Press / MPR
Date	October 26-29, 2001	October 26-29, 2001
Sample	406 LV	403 LV
MoE	± 5.0	± 5.0

1 "Would you support or oppose significant public financing for a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings?"

New Stadium (Importance)

Importance of New Minnesota Twins Stadium

Poll	Date	Very	Somewhat	Not too	Not at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	January 26-28, 2004	9%	28%	19%	42%	2%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "How important do you think it is for the Legislature to come up with a public-private financing plan for a Minnesota Twins stadium?"

Importance of New Minnesota Vikings Stadium

Poll	Date	Very	Somewhat	Not too	Not at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	January 26-28, 2004	10%	23%	24%	40%	3%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "How important do you think it is for the Legislature to come up with a public-private financing plan for a Minnesota Vikings stadium?"

Importance of New Minnesota Gophers Stadium

Poll	Date	Very	Somewhat	Not too	Not at all	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	January 26-28, 2004	8%	35%	17%	35%	5%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "How important do you think it is for the Legislature to come up with a public-private financing plan for a Minnesota Gophers stadium?"

New Stadium (State Legislative Action)

State Legislation to Build New Sports Stadium

Poll	Date	Support	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Pioneer Press / MPR¹	May 24-26, 2004	40%	52%	8%	625 RV	± 4.0

1 "(The Minnesota Legislature ended its 2004 regular session in mid-May. There were several issues that the Legislature did not take action on even though there was much debate) ... Lawmakers did not pass a bill to help build new sports stadiums. Did you support or oppose this legislation?"

Baseball

Loss of Minnesota Twins Franchise

View on loss of Minnesota Twins¹	Minneapolis	St. Paul
It is disastrous news that needs to be immediately addressed	11%	13%
It is bad news, but it is too early to worry or act	42%	39%
It is sad news, but it was inevitable	7%	13%
It is not a problem. Let them fold the franchise	8%	11%
Not concerned / don’t care	32%	24%
Poll	Pioneer Press / MPR	Pioneer Press / MPR
Date	October 26-29, 2001	October 26-29, 2001
Sample	406 LV	403 LV
MoE	± 5.0	± 5.0

1 "New reports have surfaced indicating the possibility that the Minnesota Twins francise could be eliminated as part of Major League Baseball's reorganization plan. Which of the following best reflects your sentiments about the possible loss of the Twins?"

Effort to Save Minnesota Twins

Increase government and community efforts¹	Minneapolis	St. Paul
Yes	44%	39%
No	49%	51%
No opinion	7%	10%
Poll	Pioneer Press / MPR	Pioneer Press / MPR
Date	October 26-29, 2001	October 26-29, 2001
Sample	406 LV	403 LV
MoE	± 5.0	± 5.0

1 "Should the possible loss of professional baseball in the Twin Cities increase government and community efforts to help save the Minnesota Twins?"

Football

Likelihood Minnesota Vikings Will Make the NFL Playoffs

Poll	Date	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not very likely	Not at all likely	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Rasmussen¹	December 4, 2008	12%	40%	21%	7%	21%	500 LV	± 4.5

1 "How likely is it that the Minnesota Vikings will make the National Football League playoffs?"