Question: In your opinion, do you believe that the country is moving in the right direction or do you believe it has gotten off on the wrong track?

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

20%

8

15

45

20

20

Wrong track

67%

84

74

35

68

67

Unsure

13%

9

11

20`

13

13

Jun-07

Right direction

19%

8

12

40

23

15

Wrong track

70%

87

65

49

67

73

Unsure

11%

5

23

11

10

12

May-07

Right direction

22%

10

15

43

28

17

Wrong track

65%

82

67

40

59

70

Don’t know/Unsure

13%

8

17

17

13

13

Mar-07

Right direction

22%

12

18

41

25

19

Wrong track

65%

82

66

43

61

69

Don’t know/Unsure

13%

7

16

16

13

12

Jan-07

Right direction

23%

15

12

46

30

17

Wrong track

64%

78

70

39

60

68

Don’t know/Unsure

13%

7

18

15

11

14

Nov-06

Right direction

22%

8

16

46

24

20

Wrong track

69%

90

71

40

68

70

Don’t know/Unsure

9%

3

13

14

8

10

Question: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Jun

May

Mar

Jan

Nov '06

Oct '06

Aug '06

Approve

27%

7

18

70

24%

28%

33%

30%

32%

34%

35%

Dis-
approve

65%

89

72

22

68%

65%

61%

60%

63%

59%

57%

Don't Know/ Refused

8%

4

9

7

8%

7%

5%

10%

5%

7%

7%

Question: Now, turning to Iraq… How well is the U.S. military effort in Iraq going…?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Jun

May

Mar

Jan

Nov '06

Oct '06

Jul '06

Jan '06

Very well

5%

2

4

12

5

7

5

4

6

8

11

15

Fairly well

29%

15

23

58

21

22

22

21

21

25

28

30

Not too well

28%

35

30

18

30

33

32

35

30

30

28

27

Not at all well

31%

42

38

5

37

34

36

35

40

34

30

21

Don't Know / Refused

7%

6

6

8

6

5

6

5

3

4

3

7

Question:  Considering everything, do you think the United States did the right thing in going to war with Iraq, or do you think it was a mistake?

All

Party

Gender

Jun

May

Mar

Jan

Nov

Sep

Dem

Ind

Rep

M

F

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘06

‘06

Right thing

32%

10

26

71

36

28

28

30

29

31

30

33

Mistake

62%

85

68

23

59

64

61

63

66

63

65

59

Unsure

6%

4

6

6

4

7

10

6

5

7

5

8

Question: Next year will be elections for President of the United States. I know it's early, but which candidate would you be most likely to support? (NJ sample: all voters)

[Rotate names]

All

Men

Women

Dem

Indp

Rep

Right
Track

Wrong
Track

7-Jun

Hillary Clinton

25%

23%

28%

46%

19%

4%

12%

32%

19%

Barack Obama

12%

10%

13%

19%

10%

4%

7%

14%

11%

Bill Richardson

1%

1%

0%

1%

1%

0%

0%

1%

0%

Rudi Giuliani

21%

24%

19%

5%

18%

48%

37%

14%

17%

John Edwards

4%

5%

4%

5%

7%

1%

1%

6%

5%

John McCain

4%

5%

3%

2%

5%

7%

5%

3%

5%

Mitt Romney

3%

3%

3%

0%

2%

8%

6%

2%

3%

Fred Thompson

5%

7%

3%

1%

4%

12%

10%

3%

2%

don't know

22%

18%

26%

17%

33%

14%

22%

22%

37%

someone else

2%

4%

1%

3%

3%

1%

0%

3%

1%

Question: Next year will be elections for President of the United States. I know it's early, but which candidate would you be most likely to support? (Among those with a preference)

[Rotate names]

All

Men

Women

Dem

Indp

Rep

Right
Track

Wrong
Track

7-Jun

Hillary Clinton

32%

28%

38%

55%

27%

5%

15%

41%

30%

Barack Obama

15%

12%

18%

23%

15%

5%

9%

18%

17%

Bill Richardson

1%

1%

0%

1%

1%

0%

0%

1%

0%

Rudi Giuliani

27%

29%

26%

6%

26%

56%

46%

18%

27%

John Edwards

5%

6%

5%

6%

10%

1%

1%

8%

8%

John McCain

5%

6%

4%

2%

7%

8%

6%

4%

8%

Mitt Romney

4%

4%

4%

0%

3%

9%

8%

3%

5%

Fred Thompson

6%

9%

4%

1%

6%

14%

13%

4%

3%

someone else

3%

5%

1%

4%

4%

1%

1%

4%

2%

Question: Next year will be elections for President of the United States. I know it's early, but which candidate would you be most likely to support?

All

Dem

Indp

Rep

June

Hillary Clinton

Unprimed

27%

51%

17%

7%

17%

Primed

24%

41%

21%

1%

20%

Barack Obama

Unprimed

10%

12%

14%

3%

10%

Primed

14%

26%

6%

5%

11%

Bill Richardson

Unprimed

1%

1%

1%

0%

1%

Primed

0%

1%

0%

0%

0%

Rudy Giuliani

Unprimed

18%

3%

17%

43%

15%

Primed

24%

8%

20%

53%

21%

John Edwards

Unprimed

6%

7%

8%

1%

7%

Primed

3%

3%

5%

1%

4%

John McCain

Unprimed

3%

2%

2%

5%

5%

Primed

6%

2%

8%

10%

5%

Mitt Romney

Unprimed

4%

0%

3%

10%

1%

Primed

2%

0%

1%

6%

5%

Fred Thompson

Unprimed

5%

1%

3%

14%

1%

Primed

4%

1%

4%

10%

3%

Don't Know

Unprimed

25%

20%

33%

17%

43%

Primed

20%

14%

33%

11%

28%

Someone Else

Unprimed

2%

2%

4%

0%

-

Primed

3%

3%

1%

3%

-

June 2007 Question: Next year will be elections for President of the United States. I know it's early, but which candidate would you be most likely to support? (NJ Sample)

All

Dem

Lean Dem

Indp

Lean Rep

Rep

Hillary Clinton

Unprimed

17%

33%

10%

11%

5%

2%

Primed

20%

37%

23%

15%

4%

8%

Barack Obama

Unprimed

10%

13%

19%

9%

5%

4%

Primed

11%

19%

13%

11%

13%

0%

Bill Richardson

Unprimed

1%

2%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Primed

0%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Rudy Giuliani

Unprimed

15%

6%

10%

15%

24%

30%

Primed

21%

3%

7%

8%

48%

49%

John Edwards

Unprimed

7%

9%

3%

4%

5%

9%

Primed

4%

4%

10%

6%

0%

0%

John McCain

Unprimed

5%

1%

3%

4%

0%

15%

Primed

5%

2%

0%

4%

0%

14%

Mitt Romney

Unprimed

1%

0%

3%

2%

0%

2%

Primed

5%

1%

13%

0%

9%

8%

Fred Thompson

Unprimed

1%

0%

3%

0%

5%

2%

Primed

3%

0%

0%

6%

9%

5%

Don't Know

Unprimed

43%

36%

48%

56%

57%

36%

Primed

28%

30%

33%

45%

17%

16%