The Thinking Minnesota Poll reveals that Minnesotans trust the police, avoid Minneapolis, and increasingly blame Gov. Tim Walz for rising crime rates.

By wide margins, Minnesotans reject higher taxes either to pay down the deficit or to fund new spending programs.

Young voters skew strikingly more liberal on a variety of issues.

In the midst of the overheated political responses to the Twin Cities riots, Minnesotans steadily support their cops but overwhelmingly expect reform.