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Was it a mistake to schedule the Olympics in China? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	What is your favorite local golf course? Fort Dodge Country Club Lakeside Deer Creek Willow Ridge Sunkissed Meadows View All Results Read/Post a comment
Do you know the name of the new president of Russia? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	Is Bill Northey doing a good job as Iowa's secretary of agriculture? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
Have you watched more than a few minutes of the Clinton-Obama debates? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	How likely are you to vote to re-elect Tom Latham as congressman in the 4th District? Probably will Probably won't Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
Do you have a generally favorable opinion of John McCain? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment	Which player has been Major League Baseball's biggest surprise so far this season? Nate McLouth, Pittbsurgh Zack Greinke, Kansas City Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs Edinson Volquez, Cincinnati Cliff Lee, Cleveland View All Results Read/Post a comment
Do you spend time on Internet sports message boards? Quite often Every once in a while Never View All Results Read/Post a comment	Do you enjoy reading sports blogs? Yes — they're a nice supplement to stories and columns No — writers should stick to traditional, formal styles View All Results Read/Post a comment
Do you blame Iowa coach Todd Lickliter for Tony Freeman's transfer? Yes: Freeman was basically left with no choice No: Freeman's impatience got the better of him View All Results Read/Post a comment	Did you attend the Drake Relays? Yes No I wanted to View All Results Read/Post a comment
Should Jake Christensen be Iowa's starting quarterback this fall? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	Who will be Iowa State's starting quarterback this fall? Austen Arnaud Phillip Bates View All Results Read/Post a comment
Do you have confidence in Gen. David Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment	Who will win the AL Central this year? Cleveland Detroit Minnesota Chicago Kansas City View All Results Read/Post a comment
Are summer allergies a problem for you? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	Who do you think will win the women's NCAA championship? Tennessee Stanford View All Results Read/Post a comment
How many saves do you think Chicago's Kerry Wood will have? 10-15 16-20 21-25 more than 25 View All Results Read/Post a comment	Would you go to a men's NCAA tournament game if it was at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines? Yes No I would think about it Only if it was a state school View All Results Read/Post a comment
Who will win the women's NCAA Tournament? UConn Tennessee Maryland North Carolina Rutgers Other View All Results Read/Post a comment	Who will be the first men's No. 1 seed to lose in the NCAA tournament? North Carolina Memphis UCLA Kansas View All Results Read/Post a comment
Are you optimistic about a good outcome in Afghanistan? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment	How will Iowa and Iowa State do in their tournaments? Both will win Both will lose Iowa will win, ISU will lose ISU will win, Iowa will lose View All Results Read/Post a comment
Who is the best men's college basketball team right now? North Carolina Memphis UCLA Tennessee Kansas Other View All Results Read/Post a comment	Will the next president withdraw most U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2009? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
How many games will the Iowa men win the Big Ten Tournament? Zero One Two Win it all View All Results Read/Post a comment	Is Bill Clinton hurting Hillary Clinton’s chances of being nominated for president? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
Do you think the Iowa women will win the Big Ten tournament? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	Will you attend the boys state basketball tournament? Yes No Maybe View All Results Read/Post a comment
Who do you think will win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament? Drake Illinois State Southern Illinois Creighton Northern Iowa Other View All Results Read/Post a comment	Have you ever been to an Iowa Stars hockey game? No Yes All the time I want to go View All Results Read/Post a comment
Who is your preseason pick to win the World Series? Red Sox Yankees Tigers Mets Cubs Padres Other View All Results Read/Post a comment	Do you favor government-run, universal health care? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
How far will Drake advance in the NCAA Tournament next month? One and done Second round Sweet 16 Elite 8 or better View All Results Read/Post a comment	Should John McCain pick Mike Huckabee to be the GOP vice presidential candidate? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
Are you optimistic about success for the U.S. in Iraq? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment	Would you like to see more college wrestling coverage from the state's media? Yes A little more No View All Results Read/Post a comment
Is snow removal from streets in Fort Dodge adequate? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment	Who do you think will win the Chase championship? Ryan Newman Jimmie Johnson Tony Stewart Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jeff Gordon Other View All Results Read/Post a comment
Is it time for Mike Huckabee to withdraw from the presidential race? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment	Will you watch the Daytona 500 on Sunday? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment
Should John Edwards endorse a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment	Should Indiana fire basketball coach Kelvin Sampson in light of the most recent allegations against him? Immediately At the end of the year No View All Results Read/Post a comment
Who will win Sunday's Daytona 500? Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Jr. Tony Stewart Other View All Results Read/Post a comment	After Wednesday's testimony, what do you think of the Roger Clemens situation? Clemens is lying McNamee is lying It's still too difficult to say View All Results Read/Post a comment
Will Osama bin Laden be killed or captured in 2008? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment	How many days will you attend the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines? All One Two Three Just the finals None View All Results Read/Post a comment
The state wrestling meet is two weeks earlier than usual this year. Is this a good idea? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	Are you more likely to support Barack Obama because key members of the Kennedy family have endorsed him? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
Will you be attending the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines this week? Yes No I'm thinking about it Wouldn't miss it View All Results Read/Post a comment	Should there be a statewide ban in Iowa on smoking in all public places? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
Do you use a handheld cell phone while driving? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	Should Iowa increase the gasoline tax to generate more money for highway construction? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
Did you attend a district wrestling meet? Yes No Wanted to, but didn't View All Results Read/Post a comment	If Barack Obama is the Democratic presidential nominee, should Hillary Clinton be the vice presidential nominee? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
Will you watch the Budweiser Shootout tonight? Yes No Maybe Don't like racing View All Results Read/Post a comment	Do you follow college recruiting? Yes, both Just football Just basketball Neither View All Results Read/Post a comment
Do you think Phoenix has a chance to win a NBA title with Shqauille O'Neal? Yes No Had a better chance before View All Results Read/Post a comment	Do you consider Bob Knight the greatest coach in the history of college basketball? Yes He ranks near the top No View All Results Read/Post a comment
Where do you think Eli Manning ranks in the 32 starting quarterbacks of the NFL? Top two 3-5 6-9 10-15 bottom half View All Results Read/Post a comment	Was the Giants' victory over New England the biggest upset in Super Bowl history? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment
Do you favor the rebate plan being advocated to stimulate the economy? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment	Who will be the MVP of the Super Bowl? Tom Brady Randy Moss Eli Manning Plaxico Burress Junior Seau Michael Strahan View All Results Read/Post a comment
Were you surprised that John Edwards suspended his campaign for president? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	Who will win Super Bowl XLII this weekend? New England N.Y. Giants View All Results Read/Post a comment
Have you been to an Iowa game inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season? Yes No I'm going to View All Results Read/Post a comment	Will historians regard the current President Bush as an effective president? yes no undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
Were you surprised by Rudy Guiliani’s withdrawal from the presidential race? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	Is Drake's Keno Davis the frontrunner for national coach of the year? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment
Did you watch any of President Bush's final State of the Union address? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	Would you like to see newspapers cover more of the collegiate recruiting scene? Yes A little No View All Results Read/Post a comment
Was the first President Bush a better president than his son? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment	Will you be attending a Super Bowl party? Yes No Maybe I'm throwing one View All Results Read/Post a comment
Do you plan to or did you retire at age 65? Yes No View All Results Read/Post a comment	Who is the best player in Iowa men's basketball history? Roy Marble Acie Earl Greg Stokes Sam Williams Ronny Lester Don Nelson Fred Brown Andre Woolridge View All Results Read/Post a comment
Will you watch the Super Bowl because of the commercials or the game? Both The Game The commercials I'm not going to watch View All Results Read/Post a comment	Does Iowa need to spend more money on road and highway construction? Yes No Undecided View All Results Read/Post a comment
Are you ready for winter to be over? Yes No Undecided View All Results