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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? |
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All |
Party |
Presidential preference |
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D |
I |
R |
Obama |
McCain |
undecided |
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Right direction |
23% |
28 |
20 |
16 |
29 |
14 |
24 |
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Wrong track |
67% |
60 |
71 |
77 |
59 |
79 |
66 |
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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? |
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Haven’t heard of |
Heard of |
Very Favor- |
Some- Favor- |
Some- Un- |
Very Un- |
Unsure |
|
Jon Corzine (all) |
3% |
97% |
13% |
27% |
17% |
26% |
14% |
(Democrats only) |
3 |
97 |
18 |
34 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
Previous Surveys… |
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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? |
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[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]? |
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All |
Party |
Household is |
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Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Public Union |
Non-public union |
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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 |
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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? |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Presidential preference |
Household |
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Obama |
McCain |
undecided |
Public employee |
Not- public |
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Approve |
45% |
59 |
45 |
23 |
61 |
24 |
44 |
46 |
46 |
Dis- |
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 |
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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- |
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? |
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Mar* |
Feb |
Jan 21-27 |
Jan 14-20 |
Jan 2-6 |
Oct 2007 |
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A lot |
33% |
63% |
60% |
62% |
56% |
29% |
26% |
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Some |
37% |
24% |
25% |
24% |
27% |
34% |
31% |
|
Just a little |
18% |
8% |
11% |
9% |
13% |
24% |
22% |
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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? |
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All |
D |
I |
R |
household is |
Race |
Mar* |
Feb* |
Jan.* |
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Public Union |
Non-union |
white |
Non-white |
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Support |
37% |
42 |
28 |
33 |
43 |
35 |
39 |
29 |
34% |
28% |
33% |
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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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