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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? |
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July 2009* |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Aug 2004 |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
July ‘04 |
|
Right Direction |
21% |
33 |
12 |
6 |
31% |
44 |
32 |
17 |
42% |
Wrong track |
66% |
49 |
74 |
88 |
51% |
37 |
46 |
71 |
41% |
Don’t know |
14% |
18 |
15 |
6 |
18% |
20 |
21 |
12 |
17% |
*released July 1, 2009.
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? |
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Haven’t |
Very |
Some- |
Not Sure |
Some- |
Very |
N= |
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Jim McGreevey July ‘09 |
2% |
4% |
17% |
16% |
22% |
40% |
378 |
Jim McGreevey Aug. ‘04 |
0% |
13% |
19% |
14% |
17% |
36% |
500 |
Jon Corzine July ‘09 |
2% |
8% |
23% |
13% |
24% |
30% |
803 |
Jon Corzine Aug 04 |
13% |
19 |
23 |
27 |
9 |
9 |
500 |
Question NJ3: Almost five years ago, New Jersey’s Governor Jim McGreevy announced that he is a gay American and that he had an extramarital affair with a man and that he would resign as governor. How much have you heard or read about this…? |
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 15th. How much have you heard or read about this …? |
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2009 |
2004 |
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Nothing at all |
5% |
2% |
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Only a little |
9% |
8% |
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Some |
27% |
24% |
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A great deal |
59% |
66% |
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Question NJ4: Do you think that, under the circumstances,… or do you think…? |
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[ROTATE] |
All 2009 |
Party |
All 2004 |
Party |
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Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
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the governor should have resigned |
56% |
51 |
58 |
62 |
48% |
34 |
45 |
65 |
it wasn’t necessary to resign |
38% |
43 |
36 |
32 |
42% |
54 |
40 |
28 |
DK [DON’T READ] |
7% |
6 |
5 |
6 |
10% |
11 |
15 |
7 |
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? |
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All2009 |
Party |
All 2004 |
Party |
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Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
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Re-elect |
34% |
45 |
31 |
21 |
36% |
53 |
32 |
16 |
New person |
53% |
43 |
52 |
69 |
54% |
37 |
54 |
76 |
Don’t know/ref. |
13% |
12 |
17 |
10 |
10% |
10 |
14 |
8 |
Question NJ6: In your opinion, what is the main reason the Governor resigned? |
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[Open-end] |
2009 |
2004 |
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Because he’s gay |
12% |
8% |
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Because of his extramarital affair |
18% |
11% |
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Corruption/scandal related |
37% |
46% |
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other reasons [please specify…]* |
24% |
25% |
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Not sure |
9% |
10% |
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* includes, inter alia, embarrassment, shame, public pressure, media pressure, family pressure, pressure from party leaders, because he lied, and because he could no longer be effective.
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