Nearly 9,000 people gave their thoughts at the State Fair in annual bipartisan Minnesota House of Representatives opinion poll.

The polls took place at the House fair booth, and not completed by Democrats and Republicans, which means there was a good cross-section of people who responded, said Rep. Bud Nornes (R-Fergus Falls).

The survey is unscientific and was meant to familiarize fair-goers with the issues that were either considered in the previous legislative session or are going to be considered in the upcoming session, according to the poll.

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