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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? |
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All |
Party |
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D |
I |
R |
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Right direction |
25% |
33 |
23 |
10 |
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Wrong track |
64% |
51 |
69 |
85 |
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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? |
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Haven’t heard of |
Heard of |
Very |
Some- |
Some- |
Very |
Un- |
|
Jon Corzine |
2% |
98% |
17% |
24% |
19% |
24% |
14% |
Previous Surveys… |
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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]? |
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All |
Party |
Household |
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Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Public Union |
Non-union |
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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? |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
North Jersey |
South Jersey |
Household |
|
Public Union |
Non-union |
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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- |
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? |
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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? |
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All |
D |
I |
R |
Household is |
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Public Union |
Non-union |
Liberal |
Mod |
Conser |
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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? |
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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? |
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All |
D |
I |
R |
Household is |
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Public Union |
Non-union |
Liberal |
Mod |
Conser |
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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? |
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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 |
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Nothing at all |
41% |
40 |
44 |
39 |
39 |
35 |
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