FDU PublicMind - October 14, 2003 Survey

Question: Do you think that James McGreevey has done a good enough job as governor to deserve reelection or would you rather see a new person in that job?

Statewide
Sept. 24-30

14^th District
Oct. 8-11

New person

Don’t know

Question: In your opinion, do you think things in New Jersey are moving in the right direction or do you think the state has gotten off on the wrong track?
		Statewide Sept. 24-30	14^th District Oct 8-11
	Right Direction	33%	23
	Wrong track	52%	52
	Unsure	14%	25

Question: Have you heard of … Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of …? Would that be very or somewhat favorable/unfavorable?
		James McGreevey Statewide Sept. 24-30	James McGreevey1 4^th District Oct 8-11	Anthony Cimino	Peter Inverso
	Very favorable	6%	11	10	26
	Somewhat favorable	35%	26	17	21
	Somewhat unfavorable	29%	23	9	9
	Very unfavorable	21%	32	7	7
	Heard of but no opinion/don’t know	9%	8	45	33
	Haven’t heard of…	1%	0	13	4

Question: How would you rate the job Jim McGreevey is doing as governor—excellent, good, only fair, or poor?			Question: How would you rate the job Peter Inverso has done as state senator ----excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
	Statewide Sept. 24-30	14^th District Oct 8-11
Excellent or Good	29%	25	44
Fair or Poor	69%	71	29
Don’t know/unsure	2%	4	28

Question: This November in New Jersey there will be an election for the state legislature. In this year’s election for state assembly and state senate do you think you’ll be voting for the Democratic or Republican candidates?
		Statewide Sept. 24-30	14^th District Oct. 8-11
	Republican	30%	34
	Democrat	42%	31
	Unsure	21%	21
	Both/mixed	5%	11
	Neither	2%	2

Question: If the election for New Jersey’s state Senate were held right now, and you had to make a choice, which of the following two candidates would you vote for… or…? [If unsure: “which way do you lean?”]
	All	Rep.	Ind.	Dem.
Anthony Cimino, the Democratic candidate	29	6	23	52
lean Cimino	3	1	0	7
Total Cimino	32	7	23	59
Peter Inverso, the Republican candidate	44	78	40	16
lean Inverso	1	1	3	1
Total Inverso	45	79	42	17
Unsure	20	13	25	21
Other	4	1	10	2

Question: If you knew that a candidate was a strong supporter of Governor McGreevey, would that make you more or less likely to vote for that candidate?
N= 200		All 14^th District	Republicans	Independents	Democrats
	More	26	6	25	46
	Less	48	75	54	21
	Neither	17	12	10	20
	Unsure	10	6	10	12
	Ref.	--	--	--	1

Question: If you knew that a candidate was a strong opponent of Governor McGreevey, would that make you more or less likely to vote for that candidate?
N= 200		14^th District	Republicans	Independents	Democrats
	More	38	66	35	19
	Less	24	11	20	38
	Neither	21	14	15	24
	Unsure	14	6	30	17
	Ref.	4	3	--	3

Question: [Still thinking about your Senate district] Which party, the Democrats or Republicans, does a better job... [rotate]?
				Statewide Sept. 24-30		14^th District Oct 8-11
Controlling spending
		Democrats		32%		25
		Republicans		34%		35
		Neither/both		21%		21
		Don’t know		12%		18
Controlling taxes
		Democrats		29%		25
		Republicans		37%		35
		Neither/both		25%		24
		Don’t know		10%		15
Dealing with overdevelopment and suburban sprawl
		Democrats		37%		32
		Republicans		17%		22
		Neither/both		25%		22
		Don’t know		21%		23
Dealing with the auto insurance problem
		Democrats		23%		24
		Republicans		15%		17
		Neither or both		44%		34
		Don’t know		19%		25
Protecting the environment
		Democrats		52%		43
		Republicans		17%		19
		Neither/both		17%		18
		Don’t know		14%		18
Upholding ethical standards
		Democrats		24%		23
		Republicans		28%		29
		Neither/both		33%		23
		Don’t know		15%		24
Providing security from terror attacks
		Democrats		15%		17
		Republicans		32%		27
		Neither/both		30%		19
		Don’t know		23%		34
Question: Which of these issues we just talked about do you think should be the top priority in the coming year for the governor and legislature?
			Statewide Sept 24-30		14^th District Oct 8-11
	controlling taxes		23%		33
	controlling spending		20%		15
	Security from terror attacks		17%		7
	Auto insurance		16%		12
	overdevelopment and suburban sprawl		11%		17
	Protecting the environment		7%		9
	Ethical standards		6%		8

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Rick Thigpen, academic associate, 609-394-0888.
Steve Salmore, research professor of political science: 973-292-3633.
Peter Woolley, coordinator: 973-443-8725

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