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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

Party

D

I

R

Right direction

25%

33

23

10

Wrong track

64%

51

69

85

Unsure

12%

16

  8

  5

Right track/wrong track trend in past year

Apr

Feb

Jan

Oct

Sep

Jun

May

Mar

‘08

‘08

‘08

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘06

Right direction

26%

25

28

30

38

36

42

39

Wrong track

66%

65

61

59

49

50

44

47

Unsure

  9%

10

11

12

12

14

14

15


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
Favor-
able

Some-
what
Favor-
able

Some-
what
Unfavor-
able

Very
Unfavor-
able

Un-
sure

Jon Corzine

2%

98%

17%

24%

19%

24%

14%

Previous Surveys…

Corzine 04/08

2%

98%

12

26

22

30

10

Corzine 02/08

2%

98%

14

28

19

26

13

Corzine 21-28 Jan 08

2%

98%

13

26

18

25

18

Corzine 14-20 Jan 08

2%

98%

13

29

19

22

17

Corzine 1-6 Jan 08

2%

98%

13

34

20

16

18

Corzine 10/07

2%

98%

17

31

18

16

17

Corzine 09/07

1%

99%

19

35

16

15

14

Corzine 06/07

4%

96%

21

30

16

15

18

Corzine 05/07

4%

96%

21

37

16

12

15

Corzine 03/07

2%

98%

22

31

17

13

17

Corzine 01/07

3%

 97%

14

36

16

13

21

Corzine 11/06

1%

99%

24

31

13

15

17

Corzine 10/06

  2%

98%

26

29

14

17

15

Corzine 09/06

  3%

97%

23

25

15

17

20

Corzine 07/06

  2%

98%

23

25

14

23

15

Corzine 04/06

  3%

97%

16

26

14

21

22

Corzine 03/06

  5%

95%

20

30

10

12

26

Corzine 01/06

  4%

96%

19

24

17

14

26

Corzine 10/05

  0%

100%

23

25

16

21

15

Corzine 9/05

  8%

92%

19

27

17

15

21

Corzine 7/05

  7%

94%

23

34

14

15

15

Corzine 4/05

  8%

91%

18

27

16

16

23

Corzine 1/05

11%

90%

22

31

12

9

26



Question: How would you rate the job Jon Corzine is doing as governor… [READ]?

 

All

Party

Household

Dem

Ind

Rep

Public Union

Non-union

Excellent

4%

 6

  3

  2

  6

  4

Good

27%

37

21

12

27

28

Only fair

41%

40

43

42

46

39

Poor

24%

12

32

43

18

26

unsure (vol)

  4%

 5

  1

  1

  2

  4

Job rating, previous measures

Apr 08

Feb 08

Jan 08

Oct 07

Sep

Jun

Mar

Jan

Nov 06

Oct 06

Sep 06

Excellent

3%

5%

6

5

7

5

6

4

10

11

9

Good

29%

28%

29

37

37

37

39

34

40

40

33

Only fair

36%

38%

39

38

39

36

39

38

30

32

33

Poor

30%

27%

23

17

15

14

12

17

17

14

20

Unsure

  2%

  2%

  3

   3

  3

  8

  4

 7

   3

  3

  5

Approve/disapprove Current

Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Jon Corzine is doing as governor?

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

North Jersey

South Jersey

Household

Public Union

Non-union

Approve

40%

53

35

21

45

35

44

39

Disapprove

41%

24

46

69

35

47

38

42

mixed/DK

19%

22

18

11

20

17

18

19

Approve/disapprove previous 2007, 2006

Previous surveys

Apr

Fe

Jan

30th

Jan

7th

Oct 07

Sep

Jun

Mar

Jan

Nov 06

Oct

Sep

Jul

Apr

Mar

Approve

44

42

41

48

51

54

50

55

51

58

56

51

50

39

47

Dis-
approve

45

43

39

32

29

25

27

25

29

27

28

31

37

36

16

mixed / DK

11

16

20

20

20

21

23

20

19

15

16

18

13

24

38


Question: Now let me ask you about some New Jersey Supreme Court rulings. One series is called the Mount Laurel Decisions… how much have you ever heard or read about the Mount Laurel Decisions … READ?

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Approve Mt. Laurel

Disapprove Mt. Laurel

A great deal

10%

10

6

12

8

15

Some

16%

17

20

15

16

20

Just a little

23%

22

31

23

25

24

Nothing at all

51%

51

43

51

51

41


Question: In the Mount Laurel rulings the court said that New Jersey towns are required to actively promote the building of low and moderate income housing…  Do you approve or disapprove of this decision?

 

All

D

I

R

Household is

Public Union

Non-union

Liberal

Mod

Conser

Approve

55

63

59

40

62

54

72

54

43

Disapprove

28

19

28

44

23

29

14

31

38

Unsure

17

19

13

15

14

17

14

13

19


Question: What about New Jersey Supreme Court rulings referred to as the Abbott decisions? How much have you ever heard or read about the Abbott decisions… READ?

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Approve

Abbott

Disapprove Abbott

A great deal

12%

11

12

16

9

23

Some

12%

12

19

10

11

16

Just a little

19%

18

22

20

21

16

Nothing at all

57%

60

48

54

58

45


Question: In the Abbott decisions, the court said that the state has to give poorer towns enough money for schools so that poorer towns spend the same amount on each student as wealthier towns do… Do you approve or disapprove of this decision?

 

All

D

I

R

Household is

Public Union

Non-union

Liberal

Mod

Conser

Approve

61%

72

59

45

62

61

74

63

47

disapprove

25%

15

30

39

27

24

13

25

36

unsure

14%

13

10

16

12

15

13

11

17


Question: There are many New Jersey state agencies but how much have you heard or read about the one called the Council on Affordable Housing… READ?

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Approve

Mt. Laurel

Disapprove

 Mt. Laurel

A great deal

  8%

  9

  5

10

  9

  7

Some

19%

17

19

23

19

25

Just a little

32%

34

33

29

33

33

Nothing at all

41%

40

44

39

39

35

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