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

Rep

Ind

Dem

Men

Wom

April ‘04

Jan. ‘04

Sept ‘03

April ‘03

Right Direction

42%

28

29

57

39

43

42%

42%

33%

39%

Wrong track

41%

57

43

27

46

36

39%

46%

52%

41%

Don’t know

17%

14

28

16

15

20

20%

13%

14%

20%

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

Favorable

Somewhat

Favorable

Somewhat

Unfavorable

Very

Unfavorable

Not Sure

Jim McGreevey

3%

97

12

29

19

28

11

Jon Corzine

18%

82

18

28

14

11

27

Frank Lautenberg

16%

84

18

32

14

16

19

Doug Forrester

45%

55

8

29

10

4

47

Rob Andrews

76%

24

20

30

8

4

36

Bret Schundler

47%

53

17

24

15

8

33

Diane Allen

72%

28

20

33

6

7

33

Question: I'm going to read a list of names. Tell me whether you think each of these people

is honest, trustworthy.

understands the concerns of the average person.

gets the job done.

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

George W. Bush

51

49

45

55

53

48

John Kerry

54

46

55

46

44

56

Frank Lautenberg

54

46

50

50

51

49

Jon Corzine

52

48

45

55

50

50

Jim McGreevey

45

55

53

47

49

51

Question: How would you rate the job Jim McGreevey is doing as governor—excellent, good, only fair, or poor?

All

Rep

Ind

Dem

April

‘04

Jan. ‘04

Sept ‘03

April ‘03

Excellent (4%) or Good (33%)

37%

20

32

54

31%

29%

29%

28%

Only Fair (36%) or Poor (25%)

61%

79

65

44

66%

68%

69%

65%

Don’t know/unsure

2%

2

4

2

4%

3%

2%

7%

Question: Do you think that James McGreevey has done a good enough job as governor to deserve reelection or would you rather see a new person in that job?

All

Rep.

Ind.

Dem.

April ‘03

Jan ‘03

Sept ‘03

April ‘03

Re-elect

32%

15

26

50

29%

25%

27%

26%

New person

55%

77

55

36

57%

58%

61%

56%

Don’t know/ref.

13%

9

18

14

14%

16%

11%

17%

Question: Now I’d like to ask you a few questions about the New Jersey State budget. How much have you heard or read about the governor’s proposed state budget for the coming year?

July

April

Nothing at all

34%

27%

Only a little

33%

41%

Some

23%

23%

A great deal

8%

6%

Don’t know/ref.

2%

2%

Now in order to balance the budget, some people say ... Others say ... to balance the budget. Which position comes closest to your view?

[Rotate list]

All

Liberals

Moderates

Conservatives

Dem

Ind

Rep

the state should hold the line on spending

76%

71

77

81

72

76

81

the state should just borrow the money

12%

16

7

22

16

6

9

Neither (vol)

3%

4

5

2

3

7

2

Both (vol)

2%

1

4

1

2

4

1

Don’t know (vol)

8%

8

8

6

7

7

7