Question NJ1: Now, thinking about 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

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Wom

July

‘04

April

‘04

Jan. ‘04

Sept ‘03

April ‘03

Right Direction

31

44

32

17

29

33

42%

42%

42%

33%

39%

Wrong track

51

37

46

71

55

47

41%

39%

46%

52%

41%

Don’t know

18

20

21

12

16

20

17%

20%

13%

14%

20%

Question NJ2:  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?

August 2004

Haven’t heard of

Heard of

Very

Favorable

Somewhat

Favorable

Somewhat

Unfavorable

Very

Unfavorable

Not Sure

Jim McGreevey

  0%

100

13

19

17

36

14

Jon Corzine

13%

87

21

27

10

10

31

Frank Lautenberg

  9%

91

22

25

12

13

27

July 2004

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

Question NJ3: On Thursday, Governor McGreevey announced that he is a gay American and that he had an extramarital affair with a man and that he would resign as governor as of November 15^th.  How much have you heard or read about this issue…?

Nothing at all          

   2%

Only a little

   8%

Some

24%

A great deal

66%

Question NJ4: Do you think that, under the circumstances,… or do you think…?

All

Party

Age

[ROTATE]

Dem

Ind

Rep

18-34

35-54

55-64

65+

the governor should have resigned

48%

34

45

65

33

46

51

55

it wasn’t necessary to resign

42%

54

40

28

59

43

36

35

DK [DON’T READ]

10%

11

15

  7

  8

11

12

  9

Question NJ5:  Regardless of what you may think about his resignation, do you think Governor McGreevey had been doing a good enough job to deserve reelection or would you rather have seen a new person in that job?

All

Party

July

‘04

April ‘04

Jan ‘04

Sept ‘03

April ‘03

Dem

Ind

Rep

Re-elect

36%

53

32

16

32%

29%

25%

27%

26%

New person

54%

37

54

76

55%

57%

58%

61%

56%

Don’t know/ref.

10%

10

14

  8

13%

14%

16%

11%

17%

Question NJ7:  According to the New Jersey state constitution, if the governor resigns he is succeeded by the president of the state Senate who is Richard Cody.  Before now, have you heard of Richard Cody?  [If yes, ask:] Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of him? Would that be very or somewhat?

Haven’t heard of

Heard of

Very

Favorable

Somewhat

Favorable

Somewhat

Unfavorable

Very

Unfavorable

Not Sure

Richard Cody

68%

32%

11

19

3

6

60

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Question NJ8: Governor McGreevey said his resignation becomes effective about three months from now on November 15 after the Presidential election.  Do you think ….resignation or do you think…?

Party

Age

[ROTATE]

Dem

Ind

Rep

18-34

35-54

55-64

65+

that’s the right date for his resignation

41%

63

31

19

65

36

40

39

that he should have resigned immediately

48%

26

58

74

30

52

51

50

Don’t know

10%

11

12

  7

 5

11

  9

10

Ref.

  1%

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Question NJ9: In your opinion, do think its better to….or…?

All

Party

Region

[ROTATE]

Dem

Ind

Rep

South

Central

North

east

North

west

Urban

Core

Have a special election for governor this November

46

32

51

62

48

49

48

40

40

allow an acting governor to take office for a year until we can have a regular election a year from now.

44

60

36

29

38

40

42

49

56

DK

10

 9

13

9

14

11

10

10

  5

Refused

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