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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

Presidential preference

D

I

R

Obama

McCain

undecided

Right direction

23%

28

20

16

29

14

24

Wrong track

67%

60

71

77

59

79

66

Unsure

10%

13

  9

  6

12

  7

10

Right track/wrong track trend in past year

Sept

June

Apr

Feb

Jan

Oct

Sep

Jun

May

Mar

‘08

‘08

‘08

‘08

‘08

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘06

Right direction

23%

25

26

25

28

30

38

36

42

39

Wrong track

67%

64

66

65

61

59

49

50

44

47

Unsure

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

Heard of

Very

Favor-
able

Some-
what

Favor-
able

Some-
what

Un-
favor-
able

Very

Un-
favor-
able

Unsure

Jon Corzine (all)

3%

97%

13%

27%

17%

26%

14%

(Democrats only)

3

97

18

34

14

14

16

Previous Surveys…

             

Corzine 09/08

2%

98%

12%

30%

18%

27%

11%

Corzine 06/08

2%

98%

17

24

19

24

14

Corzine 04/08

2%

98%

12

26

22

30

10

Corzine 02/08

2%

98%

14

28

19

26

13

Corzine 21-28 Jan 08

2%

98%

13

26

18

25

18

Corzine 14-20 Jan 08

2%

98%

13

29

19

22

17

Corzine 1-6 Jan 08

2%

98%

13

34

20

16

18

Corzine 10/07

2%

98%

17

31

18

16

17

Corzine 09/07

1%

99%

19

35

16

15

14

Corzine 06/07

4%

96%

21

30

16

15

18

Corzine 05/07

4%

96%

21

37

16

12

15

Corzine 03/07

2%

98%

22

31

17

13

17

Corzine 01/07

3%

 97%

14

36

16

13

21

Corzine 11/06

1%

99%

24

31

13

15

17

Corzine 10/06

  2%

98%

26

29

14

17

15

Corzine 09/06

  3%

97%

23

25

15

17

20

Corzine 07/06

  2%

98%

23

25

14

23

15

Corzine 04/06

  3%

97%

16

26

14

21

22

Corzine 03/06

  5%

95%

20

30

10

12

26

Corzine 01/06

  4%

96%

19

24

17

14

26

Corzine 10/05

  0%

100%

23

25

16

21

15

Corzine 9/05

  8%

92%

19

27

17

15

21

Corzine 7/05

  7%

94%

23

34

14

15

15

Corzine 4/05

  8%

91%

18

27

16

16

23

Corzine 1/05

11%

90%

22

31

12

9

26



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?

[rotate names]

Haven’t heard of

Very

Unfavorable

Somewhat

Unfavorable

No opinion

Somewhat

Favorable

Very

Favorable

MoE ~ +/-4

Rob Andrews

61%

2%

5%

18%

10%

4%

N=457

Steve Rothman

70%

1%

2%

18%

6%

3%

N=457

Frank Pallone

57%

1%

4%

25%

8%

5%

N=469

Bonnie Watson-Coleman

89%

--

1%

6%

2%

1%

N=454

Bill Baroni

84%

1%

2%

10%

2%

1%

N=468

John Crowley

81%

1%

1%

13%

4%

1%

N=457

Rick Merkt

89%

1%

1%

7%

2%

1%

N=471




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

 

All

Party

Household is

Dem

Ind

Rep

Public Union

Non-public union

Excellent

  4%

5

2

3

 1

  5

Good

27%

36

21

13

32

25

Only fair

41%

41

51

38

40

42

Poor

25%

14

26

43

26

25

unsure (vol)

  3%

3

1

3

  1

  3

Job rating, previous measures

2008

2007

2006

Sept

June

Apr

Feb

Jan

Oct

Sep

Jun

Mar

Jan

Nov

Oct

Sep

Excellent

  3%

  4

  3

  5

  6

   5

  7

  5

  6

   4

10

11

  9

Good

28%

27

29

28

29

37

37

37

39

34

40

40

33

Only fair

41%

41

36

38

39

38

39

36

39

38

30

32

33

Poor

25%

24

30

27

23

17

15

14

12

17

17

14

20

Unsure

 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

Presidential preference

Household

Obama

McCain

undecided

Public employee

Not- public

Approve

45%

59

45

23

61

24

44

46

46

Dis-
approve

39%

25

37

64

22

66

36

40

39

mixed/DK

17%

16

18

14

18

11

20

14

16

Previous surveys

2008

2007

2006

Sept

Jun

Apr

Feb

Jan

30th

Jan

7th

Oct

Sep

Jun

Mar

Jan

Nov

Oct

Sep

Approve

41%

40%

44

42

41

48

51

54

50

55

51

58

56

51

Dis-
approve

43%

41%

45

43

39

32

29

25

27

25

29

27

28

31

mixed / DK

16%

19%

11

16

20

20

20

21

23

20

19

15

16

18



Question: Thinking about roads and bridges in New Jersey, how much have you heard of the most recent proposals to increase tolls on the Turnpike and Parkway to provide new funds to repair New Jersey bridges and roads, widen the Turnpike and build a rail tunnel into Manhattan …READ?

 

 

Mar*

Feb

Jan 21-27

Jan 14-20

Jan 2-6

Oct 2007

A lot

33%

63%

60%

62%

56%

29%

26%

Some

37%

24%

25%

24%

27%

34%

31%

Just a little

18%

  8%

11%

 9%

13%

24%

22%

Nothing at all

12%

  5%

  4%

 5%

  5%

14%

21%

*In March and surveys previous to March, the question asked was “And thinking about roads and bridges in New Jersey, how much have you heard of proposals to increase tolls on the Turnpike and Parkway to provide new funds to repair New Jersey bridges and roads and restructure the state’s finances… ?”

Question: Do you support or oppose raising tolls on the Turnpike and Parkway to provide new funds to repair bridges and roads, widen the Turnpike and help build a rail tunnel into Manhattan?

 

All

D

I

R

household is

Race

Mar*

Feb*

Jan.*

Public Union

Non-union

white

Non-white

Support

37%

42

28

33

43

35

39

29

34%

28%

33%

Oppose

53%

47

63

60

47

56

51

60

57%

64%

59%

unsure

10%

11

 9

 8

10

  9

  9

11

  9%

  8%

  8%

*In March and surveys previous, the question was “Do you support or oppose raising tolls on the Turnpike and Parkway to provide new funds to repair bridges and roads, widen the Turnpike and restructure the state’s finances?”

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