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Question: Now let me ask you about some New Jersey Supreme Court rulings.    One series is called the Mount Laurel Decisions… how much have you ever heard or read about the Mount Laurel Decisions… READ?

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

June

2008

A great deal

11%

10

14

11

10%

Some

14%

13

14

16

16%

Just a little

15%

15

12

18

23%

Nothing at all

60%

62

60

55

51%


Question: In the Mount Laurel rulings the court said that New Jersey towns are required to actively promote the building of low and moderate income housing…  Do you approve or disapprove of this decision?

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

white

nonwhite

AA

June 2008

Approve

52%

69

41

32

47

66

76

55%

Disapprove

36%

19

40

60

42

18

10

28%

unsure

11%

12

19

  8

10

16

14

17%


Question: There are many New Jersey state agencies but how much have you heard or read about the one called the Council on Affordable Housing… READ?

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

June 2008

A great deal

  8%

8

7

8

  8%

Some

20%

16

27

21

19%

Just a little

29%

31

27

30

32%

Nothing at all

43%

44

38

41

41%


Instruction: Ask Republicans only (N=253; MoE +/- 6):

In June, there will be a primary election in which New Jersey Republican voters will select a Republican candidate to run for governor.  Are you likely or not likely to vote in that primary election?

   

Heard of COAH

   

Some +

Little -

Likely

74%

86

69

Not likely

19%

11

23

Don’t know [VOL]

  4%

1

6

Not registered as Rep. [Skip to next series]

  2%

1

2


Question: I know it’s early, but if the Republican primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for…or…or…?

ROTATE NAMES

All

Know about Mt. Laurel

Mt Laurel

   
   

some +

little -

approve

Disapprove

   

Chris Christie

43%

60

37

47

42

   

Steve Lonegan

15%

19

13

6

21

   

Rick Merkt

1%

  1

--

2

--

   

Brian Levine

2

  1

  3

4

  1

   

Unsure / none / other

39%

20

46

42

36

   

Instruction: Ask Democrats only (N=361; MoE +/- 5):

Q: I know it’s early, but if the Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for…READ?

ROTATE NAMES

All

Know Mt. Laurel

Mt. Laurel

   
   

some +

little -

approve

disapprove

   

Jon Corzine

59%

70

56

62

48

   

Ken Balut

 1%

1

 1

  1

  3

   

Carl Bergmanson

2%

3

 2

  2

  1

   

Jeff Boss

2%

--

 3

  1

  6

   

Unsure/none/other

36%

27

38

33

42

   

Q: And if the Democratic primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for…or … ?

ROTATE NAMES

 

Mt. Laurel decision

       
   

approve

disapprove

       

Jon Corzine

51%

53

42

       

Richard Codey

32%

30

46

       

Don’t know/neither

17%

17

12

       

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