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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

Gender

Oct

Sep

Jun

May

Mar

Jan

Oct

D

I

R

Men

Wom

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘06

‘06

‘06

Right direction

30%

38

24

21

28

31

30

38

36

42

39

37

35

Wrong track

55%

47

57

67

58

52

59

49

50

44

47

51

49

Unsure

15%

15

19

11

14

16

12

12

14

14

15

12

16


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

Un-
favor-
able

Very

Un-
favor-
able

Unsure

Jon Corzine

2%

98%

13

34

20

16

18

Previous Surveys…

             

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



Haven’t heard of

Heard of

Very

Favor-
able

Some-
what

Favor-
able

Some-
what

Un-
favor-
able

Very

Un-
favor-
able

Unsure

Frank Lautenberg

14%

86%

14

31

14

11

31

Previous Surveys…

Lautenberg 10/07

14%

86%

16

27

11

14

31

Lautenberg 09/07

15%

85%

19

29

13

14

25

Lautenberg 06/07

21%

79%

16

32

13

15

24

Lautenberg 05/07

18%

82%

16

35

12

11

26

Lautenberg 03/07

11%

89%

23

30

13

12

22

Lautenberg 01/07

16%

84%

16

29

12

17

26



Haven’t heard of

Heard of

Very

Some-what

Some-
what

Very

No opinion

Favor-able

Favor-
able

Un-
favor-
able

Un-
favor-
able

Bob Menendez

16%

84%

6

21

17

12

43

Previous surveys…

Menendez 10/07

10%

90%

9

23

17

15

36

Menendez 09/07

9%

91%

9

21

20

15

35

Menendez 06/07

17%

83%

7

19

19

17

39

Menendez 05/07

13%

87%

8

22

19

16

35

Menendez 03/07

6%

94%

11

25

18

13

33

Menendez 01/07

8%

92%

9

24

17

17

32

Menendez 11/06

3%

97%

13

23

16

19

28

Menendez 10/06

 8%

92%

15

24

14 

20

27

Menendez 8/06

25%

76%

10

23

16

13

39

Menendez 7/06

24%

76%

13

23

14

11

40

Menendez 4/06 

37%

63%

10

29

9

10

42

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



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

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Oct

Sep

Jun

Mar

Jan

Nov

Oct

Sep

Excellent

  5%

6

4

2

   5

  7

  5

  6

   4

10

11

  9

Good

31%

38

28

21

37

37

37

39

34

40

40

33

Only fair

42%

42

40

43

38

39

36

39

38

30

32

33

Poor

17%

9

18

28

17

15

14

12

17

17

14

20

unsure (vol)

   6%

5

10

6

   3

  3

  8

  4

 7

   3

  3

  5



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

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Public Union

Non-union

Men

Women

Approve

48%

60

42

34

50

47

46

49

Disapprove

32%

20

36

51

32

32

38

28

mixed/DK

20%

20

23

15

18

21

16

23



Previous surveys

Oct 07

Sept

June

March

Jan

Nov 06

Oct

Sep

Jul

Apr

Mar

Approve

51%

54

50

55

51

58

56

51

50

39

47

Disapprove

29%

25

27

25

29

27

28

31

37

36

16

mixed/DK

20%

21

23

20

19

15

16

18

13

24

38



Question: And thinking about roads and bridges in New Jersey, how much of you heard of proposals to increase tolls on the Turnpike and Parkway to provide new funds to repair New Jersey bridges and roads… READ?

 

All

Oct. 2007

A lot

29%

26%

Some

34%

31%

Just a little

24%

22%

Nothing at all

14%

21%



Question: Do you support or oppose raising tolls on the Turnpike and Parkway to provide new funds to repair bridges and roads and to widen the Turnpike.

 

All

Democrats

Independents

Republicans

Oct. 2007

Support

39%

40

45

39

39%

Oppose

50%

50

40

52

52%

mixed/don’t know

11%

11

15

9

  9%



Question: Recently, New Jersey abolished its death penalty for convicted murderers. How much did you hear or read about the repeal of the death penalty…READ

A lot

42%

Just a little

18%

   

Some

30%

Nothing at all

10%

   


Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the repeal of the death penalty in this state?

 

All

men

wom

Dem

Indp

Reps

lib

mod

cons

North Jersey

South Jersey

Approve

41%

42

39

46

41

34

51

41

36

45

36

Disapprove

46%

47

45

39

47

58

37

46

54

41

50

don’t know

13%

10

16

15

13

  8

12

13

10

14

13

 

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see also:

Survey Analysis
Survey Details
Republican Response
Democratic Response

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