FDU PublicMind - January 13, 2004 Release

Tables

Question: 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	Sept '03	April '03
Right Direction	42%	30	38	53	42	42	33%	39%
Wrong track	46%	54	53	36	46	45	52%	41%
Don't know/unsure	13%	15	9	12	12	13	14%	20%

Question: Have you heard of … Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of …? Would that be very or somewhat favorable/unfavorable?
		Jon Corzine	Frank Lautenberg	James McGreevey	James McGreevey Sept. 24-30
	Very favorable	11	13	8	6%
	Somewhat favorable	32	29	34	35%
	Somewhat unfavorable	16	19	29	29%
	Very unfavorable	10	13	19	21%
	Heard of but no opinion/don't know	21	17	8	9%
	Haven't heard of…	10	9	2	1%

Question: How would you rate the job Jim McGreevey is doing as governor—excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
	*All*	Rep.	Ind.	Dem.	Sept '03	April '03
Excellent or Good	29%	16	26	39	29%	28%
Fair or Poor	68%	82	70	57	69%	65%
Don't know/unsure	3%	1	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.	Sept '03	April '03
	Re-elect	25%	11	20	38	27%	26%
	New person	58%	73	64	45	61%	56%
	Don't know	16%	15	16	16	11%	17%

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