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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 Aug
‘04

July
‘04

Apri
l
‘04

Jan. ‘04 Sept ‘03

Right Direction

40%

57

24

28

38

42

31

42

42

42

33

Wrong track

48%

34

66

62

49

48

51

41

39

46

52

Don’t know

12%

10

10

 9

14

10

18

17

20

13

14


Question NJ2:  Have you heard of ...? 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 Favor-
able

Some-what Favor-
able

Some-what Unfavor-
able

Very Unfavor -
able

Not Sure

Jim McGreevey

   0%

100%

17

20

19

32

11

Jim McGreevey (Aug.)

0

100

13

19

17

36

14

Jim McGreevey (July)

3

  97

12

29

19

28

11

             

Richard Codey

59%

42%

 6

17

  6

  4

66

Richard Codey (Aug.)

68%

  32

11

19

3

6

60


Question NJ3: Last month, 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 15th.  How much have you heard or read about this issue…?

10/1

August

Nothing at all          

 2%

   2%

Only a little

 4%

   8%

Some

25%

24%

A great deal

69%

66%


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

 

All

10/1

Party

Gender

August

Reg. voters

[ROTATE]

 

Dem

Ind

Rep.

Male

Female

 

the governor should have resigned

43%

30

37

60

50

37

48%

it wasn’t necessary to resign

52%

65

53

37

47

57

42%

DK [DON’T READ]

5%

 4

  9

  3

  4

  5

10%


Question NJ5: In your opinion, should we change the state constitution to have an elected Lieutenant Governor who would become governor if the Governor resigns or dies in office or do you think this is not necessary?

All

Party

Dem

Ind

Rep

Lt. Gov.

61%

57

50

72

Not necessary

33%

38

41

21

Don’t know

  7%

  5

 9

 7

 

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see also:

Survey Analysis
Salmore's Analysis
Thigpen's Analysis
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