Tables

US1: In your opinion, do you believe that the country is moving in the right direction or do you believe it has gotten off on the wrong track?

 

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

49%

71

37

20

48

49

Wrong track

41%

19

47

68

42

39

Unsure/Refused

11%

9

15

11

10

12

Right/wrong direction trend

 

Apr

Mar

Jan.

Oct.

Right direction

51%

51%

34%

13%

Wrong track

37%

37%

52%

78%

Unsure/Refused

11%

12%

13%

9%


Obama approval, current

US2: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

 

 

Party

Race

Ideology

Gov. Corzine*

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

White

Non-white

Lib

Mod

Cons

Approve

disapprove

Approve

61%

86

52

28

54

83

89

65

33

87

39

Disapprove

29%

9

30

59

34

11

6

23

59

9

49

Unsure

10%

5

19

13

11

6

5

12

8

4

13

Obama approval, previous measures

 

 

Bush

 

April

March

Jan.*

Jan 09

Approve

66%

66%

72%

21%

Disapprove

22%

21%

10%

70%

Unsure/Refused

12%

13%

18%

9%

*January question asked how Obama was handling his transition to the presidency.

Question US3 held for release

Question: Now, turning to New Jersey… 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?

All

Party

Public employee household

D

I

R

yes

no

Right direction

21%

33

12

6

15

22

       

Wrong track

66%

49

74

88

74

63

       

Unsure

14%

18

15

6

11

15

Right track/wrong track trend

Apr

Mar

Jan

Nov

Oct

Sept

June

Apr

Feb

Jan

Oct

Sep

Jun

May

Mar

09

09

09

08

‘08

‘08

‘08

‘08

‘08

‘08

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘06

Right direction

23%

25

25

24

23

23

25

26

25

28

30

38

36

42

39

Wrong track

64%

59

65

65

67

67

64

66

65

61

59

49

50

44

47

Unsure

13%

16

10

10

10

11

12

9

10

11

12

12

14

14

15

Question: Have you heard of [rotate list]? If you haven’t just tell me. [If yes, ask:] Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of …? Would that be very or somewhat?

 

Haven’t heard of

 

Very

Favorable

Somewhat

Favorable

Unsure/no opinion

Somewhat

Unfavorable

Very

Unfavorable

Jon Corzine (all)

2%

 

8%

23%

13%

24%

30%

Democrats only

2

 

14

34

14

25

12

Independents only

2

 

2

15

19

30

34

Republicans only

3

 

3

10

8

22

55

Previous Surveys…

           

Corzine 05/09

1%

 

10%

23%

9%

18%

38%

Corzine 03/09

1%

 

10%

28%

13%

22%

26%

Corzine 01/09

2%

 

14%

28%

12%

21%

23%

Corzine 11/08

3%

 

13%

27%

14%

17%

26%


Ask at random ½ of sample: N=385/+/- 5

Haven’t heard of

Very

Favorable

Somewhat

Favorable

No opinion

Somewhat

Unfavorable

Very

Unfavorable

Chris Daggett

89%

--

1%

9%

--

--


 

Haven’t heard of

Very

favorable

Somewhat

favorable

No opinion

Somewhat

unfavorable

Very

unfavorable

Chris Christie (all)

13%

10

24

28

14

11

Republicans only

9

19

35

26

8

3

Independents only

12

10

28

33

8

9

Democrats only

15

4

16

29

19

17

Previous Surveys…

Christie 04/09

38%

14%

17%

20%

8%

4%

Christie 03/09

43%

12%

18%

22%

4%

2%

Christie 01/09

56%

11%

12%

15%

4%

2%

Christie 09/08

60%

2%

3%

14%

11%

9%


Next November there will be an election for governor. I know it’s early but who would you vote for in a race between… and…? [ROTATE NAMES] [If "don’t know" ASK: "at this moment, which way do you lean?"]

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Approve

Obama

Disapprove

Obama

Jon Corzine, the Democrat

35

Lean Corzine

4

Total Corzine

39%

66

21

7

56

10

Chris Christie, the Republican

42

Lean Christie

3

Total Christie

45%

20

45

83

27

80

Don’t know (vol.)

15%

13

30

10

15

10

Other (vol.)

1%

1

4

1

1

--

Corzine v. Christie trend


April

March

Jan

Total Corzine

33%

32%

40%

Total Christie

42%

41%

33%

Don’t know (vol.)

25%

27%

26%


Question: Which candidate for New Jersey governor… or … is better described by…?

 

rotate names, rotate order

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

men

women

Honest, trustworthy

 

 

Jon Corzine

24%

40

10

5

26

22

Chris Christie

33%

16

38

57

36

31

neither (vol)

18%

17

24

18

18

19

both (vol)

5%

5

3

4

5

5

don’t know (vol)

20%

21

26

15

16

24

Understands the concerns of the average person

 

Jon Corzine

28%

47

10

8

30

26

Chris Christie

40%

24

47

64

43

38

neither (vol)

11%

10

18

11

12

10

both (vol)

2%

3

4

1

1

3

don’t know (vol)

18%

16

21

16

13

22

Has the background and experience to be a good governor

 

 

Jon Corzine

42%

65

27

16

46

39

Chris Christie

29%

13

27

54

29

29

neither (vol)

7%

5

11

9

8

6

both (vol)

4%

2

11

4

3

5

don’t know (vol)

18%

15

24

17

14

21


Question: Now, regardless of which candidate you want to win, if you had to guess, who would you say is going to win the election for governor in November… or …?

Rotate names

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Jon Corzine

46%

61

34

31

Chris Christie

38%

25

45

57

Don’t Know (vol.)

15%

13

20

11

Job rating, current

Question: How would you rate the job Jon Corzine is doing as governor… [READ]?

All

Party

Dem

Ind

Rep

Excellent

2%

3

2

--

   

Good

24%

40

10

6

   

Only fair

39%

42

46

34

Poor

31%

13

37

57

unsure (vol)

3%

2

4

3


Job rating, previous measures

2009

2008

2007

2006

 

Ap

Mar

Ja

No

Oc

Se

Jun

Ap

Fe

Ja

Oc

Sep

Jun

Mar

Ja

No

Oc

Se

Excellent

3%

2

4

6

4

3

4

3

5

6

5

7

5

6

4

10

11

9

Good

24%

28

28

28

27

28

27

29

28

29

37

37

37

39

34

40

40

33

Only fair

36%

40

41

39

41

41

41

36

38

39

38

39

36

39

38

30

32

33

Poor

35%

28

25

24

25

25

24

30

27

23

17

15

14

12

17

17

14

20

Unsure

2%

3

2

4

3

4

4

2

2

3

3

3

8

4

7

3

3

5


Approve/disapprove Current

Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Jon Corzine is doing as governor?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

President’s Job Approval

Approve

disapprove

Approve

36%

58

19

12

52

11

Disapprove

49%

26

58

80

31

82

Mixed/unsure

15%

16

23

8

17

7


Approve/disapprove, previous surveys

 

2009

2008

2007

2006

 

Ap

Mar

Ja

No

Oc

Sep

Jun

Ap

Fe

Ja

30th

Ja

7th

Oc

Se

Jun

Mar

Ja

No

Oc

Se

Approve

40%

40

46

46

45

41

40

44

42

41

48

51

54

50

55

51

58

56

51

Disapprove

49%

46

40

37

39

43

41

45

43

39

32

29

25

27

25

29

27

28

31

mixed/DK

11%

13

14

17

17

16

19

11

16

20

20

20

21

23

20

19

15

16

18


Question: Now I’d like to ask you a few questions about the New Jersey State budget. How much have you heard or read about the Governor’s proposed state budget for the coming year…?

All

Governor approval

April

Approve

Mixed/unsure

disapprove

Nothing at all

18%

21

34

12

15%

Only a little

34%

35

40

32

28%

Some

33%

34

19

37

44%

A great deal

14%

10

7

19

13%


Question: In order either raise money or cut spending in next year’s budget a number of actions were considered. For each of these actions, tell me whether you think it’s a good idea or a bad idea?

[Rotate list]

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

April 09

Reduce state aid to cities and towns.

         
 

Good idea

24%

16

25

36

28%

 

Bad idea

66%

76

63

55

60%

 

Unsure/ref.

9%

8

12

9

12%

Require state employees to take 9 unpaid days off

       

(note 1)

 

Good idea

52%

52

50

55

55%

 

Bad idea

40%

42

38

38

37%

 

Unsure/ref.

7%

6

11

7

8%

Eliminate 7000 state jobs. (note 2)

         
 

Good idea

38%

29

45

51

39%

 

Bad idea

50%

61

36

39

49%

 

Unsure/ref.

11%

10

18

10

13%

Only give property tax rebates to seniors and people making less than 75 thousand dollars a year.

         
 

Good idea

56%

65

61

42

62%

 

Bad idea

39%

30

33

54

33%

 

Unsure/ref.

5%

5

5

4

6%

Increase taxes on wine and liquor

         
 

Good idea

64%

76

54

52

N/A

 

Bad idea

31%

23

42

41

N/A

 

Unsure/ref.

4%

1

4

7

N/A

Eliminate the property tax deduction on state income tax forms for households making $250,000.

 

(note 3)

 

Good idea

 

55%

61

58

47

24%

 

Bad idea

 

37%

32

34

46

66%

 

Unsure/ref.

 

7%

7

8

6

10%


Notes: 1. April 2009 question read “…12 unpaid days off.” 2. This proposal was withdrawn and not included in the FY 2010 budget. 3. April 2009 question read “…households making $150,000.”

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