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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 |
Rep |
Ind |
Dem |
Men |
Wom |
April ‘04 |
Jan. ‘04 |
Sept ‘03 |
April ‘03 |
Right Direction |
42% |
28 |
29 |
57 |
39 |
43 |
42% |
42% |
33% |
39% |
Wrong track |
41% |
57 |
43 |
27 |
46 |
36 |
39% |
46% |
52% |
41% |
Don’t know |
17% |
14 |
28 |
16 |
15 |
20 |
20% |
13% |
14% |
20% |
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 |
VeryFavorable |
SomewhatFavorable |
Somewhat Unfavorable |
VeryUnfavorable |
Not Sure |
Jim McGreevey |
3% |
97 |
12 |
29 |
19 |
28 |
11 |
Jon Corzine |
18% |
82 |
18 |
28 |
14 |
11 |
27 |
Frank Lautenberg |
16% |
84 |
18 |
32 |
14 |
16 |
19 |
Doug Forrester |
45% |
55 |
8 |
29 |
10 |
4 |
47 |
Rob Andrews |
76% |
24 |
20 |
30 |
8 |
4 |
36 |
Bret Schundler |
47% |
53 |
17 |
24 |
15 |
8 |
33 |
Diane Allen |
72% |
28 |
20 |
33 |
6 |
7 |
33 |
Question: I'm going to read a list of names. Tell me whether you think each of these people |
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is honest, trustworthy. |
understands the concerns of the average person. |
gets the job done. |
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Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
George W. Bush |
51 |
49 |
45 |
55 |
53 |
48 |
John Kerry |
54 |
46 |
55 |
46 |
44 |
56 |
Frank Lautenberg |
54 |
46 |
50 |
50 |
51 |
49 |
Jon Corzine |
52 |
48 |
45 |
55 |
50 |
50 |
Jim McGreevey |
45 |
55 |
53 |
47 |
49 |
51 |
Question: How would you rate the job Jim McGreevey is doing as governor—excellent, good, only fair, or poor? |
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All |
Rep |
Ind |
Dem |
April‘04 |
Jan. ‘04 |
Sept ‘03 |
April ‘03 |
Excellent (4%) or Good (33%) |
37% |
20 |
32 |
54 |
31% |
29% |
29% |
28% |
Only Fair (36%) or Poor (25%) |
61% |
79 |
65 |
44 |
66% |
68% |
69% |
65% |
Don’t know/unsure |
2% |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4% |
3% |
2% |
7% |
Question: Do you think that James McGreevey has done a good enough job as governor to deserve reelection or would you rather see a new person in that job? |
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All |
Rep. |
Ind. |
Dem. |
April ‘03 |
Jan ‘03 |
Sept ‘03 |
April ‘03 |
Re-elect |
32% |
15 |
26 |
50 |
29% |
25% |
27% |
26% |
New person |
55% |
77 |
55 |
36 |
57% |
58% |
61% |
56% |
Don’t know/ref. |
13% |
9 |
18 |
14 |
14% |
16% |
11% |
17% |
Question: Now I’d like to ask you a few questions about the New Jersey State budget. How much have you heard or read about the governor’s proposed state budget for the coming year? |
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July |
April |
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Nothing at all |
34% |
27% |
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Only a little |
33% |
41% |
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Some |
23% |
23% |
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A great deal |
8% |
6% |
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Don’t know/ref. |
2% |
2% |
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Now in order to balance the budget, some people say ... Others say ... to balance the budget. Which position comes closest to your view? |
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[Rotate list] |
All |
Liberals |
Moderates |
Conservatives |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
the state should hold the line on spending |
76% |
71 |
77 |
81 |
72 |
76 |
81 |
the state should just borrow the money |
12% |
16 |
7 |
22 |
16 |
6 |
9 |
Neither (vol) |
3% |
4 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
Both (vol) |
2% |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
Don’t know (vol) |
8% |
8 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Contacts:
Peter Woolley, coordinator: 973-443-8725
Radio actuality line: (201) 692-2846.
For more information, please call (201) 692-7032.
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