[Mpls] Smoking Ban Poll

[Mike Jensvold]

The poll cited in your article yesterday has been a subject of some fairly 
vigorous debate on the Minneapolis Issues email list.  Most on the list 
don't buy the results, especially because it was conducted by a pro-ban 
group.  You wrote that "
Nearly three-fourths of Minneapolis residents polled recently said they 
favor a citywide smoking ban in most indoor public places, according to a 
survey released Wednesday"  But smoking is already banned in most indoor 
public (and quasi-public) places.  Then you state that "
72 percent supported a smoking ban in restaurants and bars."  How exactly 
was the question phrased?

Mike Jensvold
East Isles
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