Question: If the Republican primary election for governor were held today, would you vote for…or…or…?

ROTATE NAMES

April

March

January

Chris Christie

51

40

39

30

lean Christie

3

3

4

  2

total Christie

  54%

43%

43%

32%

Steve Lonegan

28

19

14

13

lean Lonegan

 2

2

  1

  2

total Lonegan

30%

21%

15%

15%

Rick Merkt

1

2

1

  4

lean Merkt

0

--

--

  1

total Merkt

1%

2%

1%

  5%

other

3%

2%

2%

  2%

Unsure/none/

11%

32%

39%

45%

Now, thinking about the national Republican Party…Who do you consider to be the leader of the national Republican Party at this time?

Open-end

All

John Boehner

 1%

George Bush

 1%

Dick Cheney

 4%

Chris Christie

 2%

Newt Gingrich

  4%

Sean Hannity

 1%

Mike Huckabee

 2%

Rush Limbaugh

 2%

Steve Lonegan

 1%

John McCain

 3%

Mitch McConnell

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Sarah Palin

  1%

Mitt Romney

  3%

Michael Steele

  8%

Other*

  3%

No one

30%

Don’t know

35%

Question: Now… of the following list that I’ll read to you… who do you consider to be the leader of the national Republican Party at this time?

Rotate names

All

John Boehner

 5%

Dick Cheney

15%

Rush Limbaugh

 6%

John McCain

20%

Mitch McConnell

 2%

Michael Steele

16%

don’t know VOL

14%

none of the above VOL

22%

Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the….?

[Rotate list]

All

Christie

Lonegan

All other

…the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? 

Approve

21%

20

14

38

Disapprove

66%

68

75

41

Mixed/unsure

13%

11

11

20

…the way congress its handling its job?

Approve

8%

 8

 7

13

Disapprove

83%

83

88

71

Mixed/unsure

 9%

 9

 5

16

…the job Jon Corzine is doing as governor

Approve

5%

  2

  3

21

Disapprove

91%

95

95

70

Mixed/unsure

3%

  3

  2

  9

…the way George Bush handled his job as President?

Approve

61%

62

63

54

Disapprove

28%

29

25

30

Mixed/unsure

11%

  9

11

16

…the way Dick Cheney handled his job as Vice President?

Approve

64%

67

65

50

Disapprove

26%

26

24

32

Mixed/unsure

  9%

  6

11

17

…the way Michael Steele is handling his job as chair of the national Republican Party?

Approve

33%

37

36

13

Disapprove

25%

22

31

26

Mixed/unsure

41%

41

33

61

…the way John Boehner his handling his job as Republican leader in the House of Representatives?

Approve

37%

41

32

32

Disapprove

22%

20

27

18

Mixed/unsure

41%

39

41

49

Question: On the issue of abortion, do you consider yourself…or …?

All

Christie

Lonegan

All other

Pro life

60%

57

68

53

Pro choice

32%

34

27

38

Mixed/don’t know  VOL

  8%

  9

  5

  9

Question: On issue of guns, do you consider yourself … or…?

All

Christie

Lonegan

All other

Pro gun ownership

63%

59

78

46

Pro gun control

30%

33

18

42

Mixed/don’t know  VOL

  8%

  8

  4

12

Question: Do you favor or oppose stem cell research?

All

Christie

Lonegan

All other

Favor

51%

54

45

56

oppose

31%

31

32

26

Mixed/don’t know  VOL

17%

15

23

18

Question: Do you favor or oppose legalizing gay marriage?

All

Christie

Lonegan

All other

Favor

20%

19

18

25

Oppose

72%

71

77

66

Mixed/don’t know  VOL

9%

10

  6

  9

Question: Do you favor or oppose school vouchers?

All

Christie

Lonegan

All other

Favor

62%

57

73

52

Oppose

23%

26

18

23

Mixed/don’t know  VOL

15%

17

10

24

Question: Did the United States do the right thing invading Iraq or was it a mistake?

All

Christie

Lonegan

All other

Right thing

60%

62

65

43

Mistake

29%

28

26

43

Mixed/don’t know  VOL

10%

10

  8

14

Question: Do you favor or oppose closing down the prison facilities at Guantanamo Bay?

All

Christie

Lonegan

All other

Favor

  9%

 9

 8

13

Oppose

83%

86

83

70

Mixed/don’t know  VOL

  8%

 5

  9

17

Question: In addition to being American, would you say you’re…?

White

91%

African-American

1%

Asian-American

2%

Hispanic or Latin American

2%

Other [vol] 

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Refused

 4%