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2005 Fall Statewide Survey
Saint Cloud State University
Elected Officials Job Performance
Unicameral Legislature
Governmental Reforms
Ngoc Phan
Will Floersheim
Overall Rating of President Bush's Performance:
2005
100
2005
90
80
70
60
50
40
43
30
20
10
0
24
23
Pretty Good
Only Fair
9
Excellent
Poor
Overall Rating of President Bush's Performance:
2003-2005
100
2003
2004
2005
90
80
70
60
66
50
40
30
56
43
56
44
33
20
10
0
Excellent/Pretty Good
Only Fair/Poor
Overall Rating of Minnesota Legislature's
Performance: 2005
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2005
42
2
Excellent
27
24
Pretty
Good
Only Fair
Poor
5
Don’t
Know
Overall Rating of Minnesota Legislature's
Performance: 1999, 2005
100
90
1999
2005
80
70
69
60
50
40
49
45
30
20
26
10
0
Excellent/Pretty Good
Only Fair/Poor
Overall Rating of Respondent's State
Repreresentative's Performance: 2005
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2005
38
4
Excellent
Pretty
Good
33
Only Fair
12
13
Poor
Don't
Know
Overall Rating of Respondent's State Senator's
Performance: 2005
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2005
5
Excellent
34
Pretty
Good
36
Only Fair
11
14
Poor
Don't
Know
Overall Rating of Governor Pawlenty's
Performance: 2005
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2005
8
Excellent
37
Pretty
Good
30
Only Fair
20
Poor
5
Don't
Know
Overall Rating of Governor Pawlenty's Performance:
2003, 2005
100
90
2003
2005
80
70
60
50
40
51
45
30
50
41
20
10
0
Excellent/Pretty Good
Only Fair/Poor
Would you vote for Governor Pawlenty if the
election were today?
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
39
42
20
19
10
0
Yes
No
Don’t Know
Better or Worse Representation With Two
Representatives: 1999, 2005
100
90
1999
2005
80
70
60
67
65
50
40
30
20
10
16
19
0
Better
Worse
17
16
Don’t Know
Difficulty in following the lawmaking process with two
representatives: 1999, 2005
100
90
1999
2005
80
70
60
50
40
42
30
42
34
34
20
10
0
8
16 14
10
Very Difficult
Difficult
Not Difficult
Don't Know
Would it be less difficult to follow the process with only
one representative? 1999, 2005
100
90
1999
2005
80
70
60
50
58
40
45
38
30
20
21
21
10
0
Yes
No
17
Don’t Know
Do you favor a speedy or more deliberate decision
making process? 1999, 2005
100
90
1999
2005
80
70
60
60
50
63
40
30
20
10
31
23
9
0
Speedy
Deliberate
14
Don’t Know
Should Minnesota Voters - by petition - be able to
place a potential state law on the general election
ballot?
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
47
21
Strongly
Agree
17
Agree
5
Disagree Strongly
Disagree
12
Don't
Know
Should Minnesota Voters - by petition - be able to
repeal an existing state law by placing it on the
general election ballot?
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
47
19
Strongly
Agree
19
Agree
6
Disagree Strongly
Disagree
9
Don't
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Should Minnesota Voters - by petition - be able to
recall state office holders in a special election?
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
46
18
Strongly
Agree
20
Agree
5
Disagree Strongly
Disagree
11
Don't
Know