FDU PublicMind - March 9, 2006 Release

Tables

Question: Later this year there will be an election for New Jersey's U.S. Senator between Bob Menendez, the Democrat and Tom Kean, Jr, the Republican? So far, how much have you heard or read about this race…[READ]?
		All	Democrats	Independents	Republicans
	A great deal	7%	6	5	9
	Some	14%	15	13	13
	Just a little	51%	55	48	49
	Nothing at all	29%	24	34	29

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	Heard of	Very Favor- able	Some- what Favor- able	Some- what Unfavor- able	Very Unfavor- able	No opinion
Bob Menendez	35%	65%	12	28	6	7	46
Menendez 1/06	40%	60%	12	21	11	6	50
Menendez 9/05	64%	36%	14	27	16	5	38
Menendez 7/05	62%	38%	16	33	10	6	36
Tom Kean, Jr.	38%	62%	12	28	7	5	47
Kean 1/06	38%	62%	12	29	8	4	48
Kean 9/30	54%	46%	16	30	13	3	38

Question: Later this year, there will be an election for US Senator from New Jersey . I realize it's early, but if that election were held right now, and you had to make a choice, which candidate would you vote for… or … ? [If “unsure” ask:] Which way do you lean…?
Rotate names	All	Dem	Ind	Rep	con	mod	Lib	Men	Wom	white	Non- white
Bob Menendez, the Democrat	38%
lean Menendez	3%
Total Menendez	42%	76	27	8	25	42	64	40	43	35	67
Tom Kean, Jr., the Republican	34%
lean Kean	3%
Total Kean	37%	10	35	77	57	37	16	40	35	44	14
Unsure	21%	14	36	14	17	20	20	19	22	20	19
Other	1%	--	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	--