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Table 1A How much of the time do you think you can trust the state legislature in Trenton to do what is right? |
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Statewide Sept. 05 |
Statewide Oct. 05 |
Statewide Sept. 07 |
Statewide Oct. 07 |
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Just about always |
2% |
1 % |
1% |
1% |
Most of the time |
20% |
15 % |
15% |
13% |
Some of the time |
61% |
68 % |
62% |
67% |
None of the time |
14% |
15 % |
18% |
16% |
Don’t know/Refused |
3% |
4 % |
4% |
3% |
N = |
596 |
355 |
701 |
519 |
Table 1B How much of the time do you think you can trust the State Legislature in Trenton to do what is right? |
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Likely voters Clean Elections Districts (10/05) |
Likely voters Clean Elections Districts (10-11/07) |
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Just about always |
1 % |
1% |
Most of the time |
18 % |
19% |
Some of the time |
65 % |
66% |
None of the time |
12 % |
12% |
Don’t know/Refused |
4 % |
3% |
N= |
347 |
441 |
Table 2A How concerned are you that people who give money to campaigns might influence the state legislature after the election? Are you... |
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Statewide Sept. 05 |
Statewide Oct. 05 |
Statewide Sept. 07 |
Statewide Oct. 07 |
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Very concerned |
49% |
56% |
56% |
55% |
Somewhat concerned |
38% |
32% |
31% |
33% |
Not concerned at all |
12% |
11% |
10% |
8% |
Don’t know/Refused |
2% |
1% |
3% |
4% |
N = |
596 |
355 |
701 |
519 |
Table 2B How concerned are you that people who give money to campaigns might influence the state legislature after the election? Are you... |
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Likely voters Clean Elections Districts (10/05) |
Likely voters Clean Elections Districts (10-11/07) |
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Very concerned |
52% |
52% |
Somewhat concerned |
37% |
40% |
Not concerned at all |
10% |
7% |
Don’t know/Refused |
1% |
1% |
N |
347 |
441 |
Table 3A As you may or may not know, the state is applying new, experimental campaign finance rules to elections in two Assembly districts. How much have you heard or read about this Clean Elections legislation? |
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Statewide Sept. 05 |
Statewide Oct. 05 |
Statewide Sept. 07 |
Statewide Oct. 07 |
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Quite a lot |
4% |
7% |
4% |
7% |
Some |
14% |
13% |
16% |
15% |
Just a little |
26% |
30% |
30% |
31% |
Nothing at all |
56% |
50% |
49% |
47% |
Don’t know/Refused |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
N = |
596 |
355 |
701 |
519 |
Table 3B As you may or may not know, the state is applying new, experimental campaign finance rules to elections in two Assembly districts. How much have you heard or read about this Clean Elections legislation? |
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Likely voters Clean Elections Districts (10/05) |
Likely voters Clean Elections Districts (10-11/07) |
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Quite a lot |
12 % |
20% |
Some |
17 % |
24% |
Just a little |
29 % |
26% |
Nothing at all |
41 % |
29% |
Don’t know/ref. |
1 % |
1% |
N = |
347 |
441 |
Table 3C As you may or may not know, the state is applying new, experimental campaign finance rules to elections in three legislative districts. How much have you heard or read about this Clean Elections legislation? |
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14th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
24th District –Likely voters (10-11/07) |
37th District –Likely voters (10-11/07) |
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Quite a lot |
26% |
17% |
16% |
Some |
23% |
25% |
23% |
Just a little |
26% |
31% |
22% |
Northing at all |
24% |
27% |
37% |
Don’t know/ Refused |
1% |
0% |
1% |
N = |
152 |
155 |
134 |
Table 4 [Asked only in Clean Elections districts.] Is your district one of the districts in which the new campaign finance rules are being applied? |
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14th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
24th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
37th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
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Yes |
49% |
28% |
28% |
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No |
12% |
16% |
14% |
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Don’t know |
39% |
56% |
58% |
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Refused |
0% |
0% |
9% |
|
N= |
152 |
155 |
134 |
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6th District – Likely voters (10/05) |
13th District – Likely voters (10/05) |
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Yes |
23 % |
18 % |
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No |
8 % |
14 % |
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Don’t know |
69 % |
68 % |
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Refused |
1 % |
0 % |
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N= |
181 |
166 |
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Table 5A [Asked statewide] How confident are you that public financing of campaigns will reduce the influence of large donors in the political process? Are you… |
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Statewide Sept. 05 |
Statewide Oct. 05 |
Statewide Sept. 07 |
Statewide Oct. 07 |
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Very confident |
9% |
6% |
9% |
12% |
Somewhat confident |
44% |
49% |
42% |
38% |
Not confident at all |
43% |
39% |
38% |
39% |
Don’t know/Refused |
5% |
5% |
11% |
11% |
N = |
596 |
355 |
701 |
519 |
Table 5B How confident are you that public financing of campaigns will reduce the influence of large donors in the political process? Are you… |
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Likely voters – Clean Elections Districts (10/0b5) |
Likely voters – Clean Elections Districts (10-11/07) |
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Very confident |
8% |
8% |
Somewhat confident |
44% |
46% |
Not confident at all |
42% |
41% |
Don’t know/Ref. |
6% |
4% |
N= |
347 |
441 |
Table 6A [Asked statewide] And what about the [race for state legislature]? How much have you heard or read so far about the [races for state legislature] in the district where you live?* |
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Statewide Sept. 05 |
Statewide Oct. 05 |
Statewide Sept. 07 |
Statewide Oct. 07 |
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Quite a lot |
5% |
15% |
6% |
11% |
Some |
13% |
21% |
19% |
26% |
Just a little |
30% |
38% |
39% |
39% |
Northing at all |
50% |
25% |
35% |
23% |
Don’t know/Refused |
2% |
1% |
2% |
1% |
N = |
596 |
355 |
701 |
519 |
*2005 wording was “Assembly race”
Table 6B [Asked in the Clean Elections Districts] And what about the [race for state legislature]? How much have you heard or read so far about the [races for state legislature] in the district where you live?* |
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Likely voters – Clean Elections Districts (10/05) |
Likely voters – Clean Elections Districts (10-11/07) |
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Quite a lot |
16% |
34% |
Some |
24% |
36% |
Just a little |
37% |
20% |
Northing at all |
21% |
8% |
Don’t know/Ref. |
1% |
1% |
N = |
347 |
441 |
*2005 wording was “Assembly race”
Table 6B [Asked in the Clean Elections Districts] And what about the [race for state legislature]? How much have you heard or read so far about the [races for state legislature] in the district where you live?* |
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14th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
24th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
37th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
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Quite a lot |
43% |
34% |
25% |
Some |
38% |
36% |
36% |
Just a little |
13% |
23% |
24% |
Northing at all |
5% |
7% |
14% |
Don’t know/ Refused |
1% |
1% |
1% |
N= |
152 |
155 |
134 |
*2005 wording was “Assembly race”
Table 7A In the past month, have you received information about [the state legislative races in your district] in any of the following ways:* |
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Percent “yes”: |
Statewide Sept. 05 |
Statewide Oct. 05 |
Statewide Sept. 07 |
Statewide Oct. 07 |
Campaign ads in the mail |
25% |
64% |
24% |
49% |
Radio or TV ads |
30% |
49% |
23% |
43% |
News or advertising on an Internet web site |
11% |
13% |
10% |
14% |
An article or articles in the newspaper |
43% |
58% |
42% |
56% |
N = |
596 |
355 |
701 |
519 |
*2005 wording was “your Assembly race”
Table 7B In the past month, have you received information about [the state legislative races in your district] in any of the following ways:* |
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Likely voters – Clean Elections Districts (10/05) |
Likely voters – Clean Elections Districts (10-11/07) |
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Campaign ads in the mail |
60 % |
82% |
Radio or TV ads |
44 % |
55% |
News or advertising on an Internet web site |
8 % |
12% |
An article or articles in the newspaper |
58 % |
74% |
Clean Elections literature from the state |
--- |
28% |
N= |
347 |
441 |
*2005 wording was “your Assembly race”
Table 7C (In the past month, have you received information about [the state legislative races in your district] in any of the following ways:* |
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14th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
24th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
37th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
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Campaign ads in the mail |
91% |
81% |
73% |
Radio or TV ads |
74% |
55% |
32% |
News or advertising on an Internet web site |
13% |
13% |
10% |
An article or articles in the newspaper |
78% |
74% |
69% |
Clean Elections literature from the state |
35% |
24% |
26% |
N= |
152 |
155 |
134 |
*2005 wording was “your Assembly race”
Table 8A In general, would you say that the campaign for [State Legislature] where you live has focused more on the candidates’ issue positions or the personal characteristics of the candidates?* |
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Statewide Sept. 05 |
Statewide Oct. 05 |
Statewide Sept. 07 |
Statewide Oct. 07 |
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The candidates’ issue positions |
31% |
29% |
25% |
25% |
The personal characteristics of the candidates |
32% |
44% |
38% |
45% |
Don’t know/Refused |
38% |
28% |
37% |
29% |
N = |
596 |
355 |
701 |
519 |
*2005 wording was “the Assembly race”
Table 8B In general, would you say that the campaign for [State Legislature] where you live has focused more on the candidates’ issue positions or the personal characteristics of the candidates?* |
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Likely voters – Clean Elections Districts (10/05) |
Likely voters – Clean Elections Districts (10-11/07) |
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The candidates’ issue positions |
22 % |
41% |
The personal characteristics of the candidates |
45 % |
42% |
Don’t know/Refused |
33 % |
17% |
N= |
347 |
441 |
*2005 wording was “the Assembly race”
Table 8B In general, would you say that the campaign for [State Legislature] where you live has focused more on the candidates’ issue positions or the personal characteristics of the candidates?* |
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14th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
24th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
37th District – Likely voters (10-11/07) |
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The candidates’ issue positions |
38% |
52% |
31% |
The personal characteristics of the candidates |
42% |
36% |
48% |
Don’t know/Ref. |
20% |
12% |
20% |
N= |
152 |
155 |
134 |
*2005 wording was “the Assembly race”
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