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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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Bob Menendez 37% 63% 10 29  9 10 42
Previous surveys…              
Menendez 3/06 35% 65% 12 28   6   7 46
Menendez 1/06 40% 60% 12 21 11   6 50
Menendez 9/05 64% 36% 14 27 16   5 38
Menendez 7/05 62% 38% 16 33 10   6 36
Tom Kean, Jr. 28% 72% 13 26 10   4 47
Previous surveys…              
Kean, 3/06 38% 62% 12 28   7   5 47
Kean 1/06 38% 62% 12 29  8   4 48
Kean 9/30 54% 46% 16 30 13   3 38


Question: Later this year there will be an election for New Jersey's U.S. Senator between Bob Menendez, the Democrat and Tom Kean, Jr, the Republican? So far, how much have you heard or read about this race…[READ]?
  All Democrats Independents Republicans Last Month
  A great deal   7%   8   4   7   7%
  Some 21% 17 22 26 14%
  Just a little 49% 50 47 48 51%
  Nothing at all 23% 24 27 19 29%

Question: If the election for U.S. Senate were held right now, and you had to make a choice, which candidate would you vote for… or … ? [If “unsure” ask:] Which way do you lean…?

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Bob Menendez, the Democrat

35%

                   

lean Menendez

 3%

                   

Total Menendez

38%

70

20

10

20

40

61

36

40

59

16

Tom Kean, Jr., the Republican

40%

                   

lean Kean

2%

                   

Total Kean

42%

15

41

82

63

41

19

47

38

27

65

Unsure

19%

15

36

  9

17

19

18

16

21

13

18

Other

1%

  1

2

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see also:

Survey Analysis
Republican Analysis
Democratic Analysis
Survey Details

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