October Thu, 2011
FOR MORE THAN HALF OF NEW JERSEY VOTERS LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS A REFERENDUM ON CHRISTIE
More than half of New Jersey voters most likely to turn out for November’s legislative elections, say their vote will be in support or opposition to Gov. Chris Christie, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. While Democrats continue to hold a double-digit lead in statewide generic ballot tests, a majority of likely voters sees the election as a referendum on Christie: 28 percent will vote to support the governor while 26 percent will vote to oppose him.
October Wed, 2011
RUTGERS-EAGLETON POLL FINDS OBAMA REBOUNDS IN NEW JERSEY; VOTERS HAPPY CHRISTIE IS NOT RUNNING
President Barack Obama’s support in New Jersey has rebounded from its low in August, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Half of Garden State voters now say the president deserves a second term, up from 43 percent two months ago. At the same time, nearly twothirds of voters are happy with Gov. Chris Christie’s announcement that he will not run for president in 2012. Voters are somewhat unsure whether Christie has the personality to make a good president, with 47 percent agreeing, and 49 percent disagreeing, much along partisan lines.
March Tue, 2011
GOV. CHRISTIE’S ANTI-ABORTION SPEECH LOWERS OPINION IN ONE-THIRD OF NEW JERSEY VOTERS
A small minority – 10 percent – of registered voters in New Jersey believes abortion should be illegal under all circumstances, according to a Rutgers- Eagleton Poll released today. Just over a third (37 percent) say abortion should be legal under all conditions, and another 50 percent support legal abortion with restrictions.
March Fri, 2011
IN NEW JERSEY POLITICS, VOTERS PREFER CHECKS AND BALANCES; WANT DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATURE PAIRED WITH GOP GOVERNOR
With all 120 seats up for grabs in November, a Rutgers- Eagleton Poll finds that voters prefer to keep Democrats in control of the New Jersey Legislature. A majority (54 percent) want Democrats as a check on Gov. Chris Christie, while 37 percent want Republicans in charge to support their leader’s plans for change. However, the poll finds an undercurrent of anti-incumbency: only 30 percent would vote for their “current legislators” while 54 percent would “prefer to vote for someone new.”