Table 1

Question: Do you approve of the United States taking military action against Iraq to try and remove Saddam Hussein from power?

All

Democrats

Independents

Republicans

Approve

 58% 45% 55% 76%

Disapprove

 30% 43% 32% 13%

DK/unsure

 12% 11% 13% 11%

Table 2

Question: If the election for New Jersey's U.S. Senator were held right now, and you had to make a choice, which of the following two candidates would you vote for?

All

Approve of Military

Action

Disapprove of

Military Action

DK/unsure

Frank Lautenberg

44% 36% 61% 39%
Lautenberg—lean 4% 2% 6% 3%

Doug Forrester

38% 49% 19% 37%
Forrester—lean 3% 3% 2% 3%
Undecided 10% 9% 10% 19%

Some other candidate

 1% 0% 2% 0%

Table 3

Question: How much have you heard or read about these court cases?

All

Democrats

 Independents

Republicans

Great Deal

 52% 47% 42% 59%

Some

 28% 29% 31% 25%

Just a little

 16% 18% 19% 13%

Nothing

 4% 4% 6% 2%

DK/unsure

 1% 1% 1% 1%

Table 4

Question: Do you think the Democrats should have or should not have switched candidates so close to the election?

All

Democrats

 Independents

Republicans

Should have

 47% 68% 46% 24%

Should not have

 47% 25% 46% 73%

DK/unsure

 6% 6% 8% 3%

Table 5

Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the court's decision to allow the candidate switch?

All

Democrats

 Independents

Republicans

Approve

 56% 81% 49% 30%

Disapprove

 38% 14% 39% 66%

DK/unsure

 6% 5% 12% 4%

Table 6

Question: Whether you approve or disapprove, do you think the decision was fair or unfair to the Republicans?

All

Democrats

 Independents

Republicans

Fair

 44% 65% 41% 23%

Unfair

 46% 27% 42% 71%

DK/unsure

 10% 8% 17% 6%

Table 7

Question: Do you think that, at 78, Frank Lautenberg is too old to be an effective member of the U.S. Senate, or can he still be effective at that age?

All

Democrats

 Independents

Republicans

Too old to be effective

 23% 18% 29% 27%

Can still be effective

 71% 79% 66% 67%

DK/unsure

 5% 3% 5% 7%

Table 8

Question: I'm going to read two statements about Frank Lautenberg...which one of the two do you agree with?

"Since Frank Lautenberg was chosen as a Senate candidate by the leaders of his party and not by the voters of his party, he will be beholden to party leaders and not the voters."

"Since Frank Lautenberg won a seat Senate seat three times on his own he will be responsive to the voters."

All

Dem

 Ind

Rep

He will be beholden to party leaders

 27% 14% 22% 45%

He will be responsive to voters

 58% 73% 61% 40%

Neither (VOL)

 4% 4% 5% 5%

Both (VOL)

 4% 4% 4% 4%

DK/unsure

7% 6% 9% 6%

Table 9

Question: Do you expect that Frank Lautenberg, if elected in November…[ROTATE] or do you think he...

All

Dem

 Ind

Rep

Would serve his full 6-year term in the Senate

 50% 61% 47% 39%

Will resign before his term is over and let the Governor appoint a replacement

 35% 25% 34% 46%

DK/unsure

15% 14% 19% 15%

Table 10

Question: On the issue of abortion, do you consider yourself pro-life or pro-choice?

All

Democrats

 Independents

Republicans

Pro-life

 27% 24% 20% 36%

Pro-choice

 61% 69% 64% 51%

DK/refused

 12% 7% 16% 13%

Table 11

Question: If the election for New Jersey's U.S. Senator were held right now, and you had to make a choice, which of the following two candidates would you vote for?

All

Pro-life

Pro-choice

Frank Lautenberg

44% 29% 53%

Lautenberg—lean

 4% 3% 4%

Doug Forrester

38% 52% 31%
Forrester—lean 3% 4% 2%
Undecided 10% 11% 9%

Some other candidate

 1% 1% 1%

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see also:

Larson's Analysis
Survey Details

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