November Thu, 2009
RUTGERS-EAGLETON POLL FINDS NEW JERSEYANS OVERWHELMINGLY BELIEVE STATE POLITICS IS CORRUPT
As New Jersey voters elected a corruption-busting former US Attorney to the Governor’s office, a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll of state residents finds overwhelming belief that New Jersey politics is corrupt, with more than half believing the state is more corrupt than other states. At the same time they are divided about the harshness of punishment to be meted out to those accused of corruption, believing accused officials should not summarily have their pay and benefits cut off, but that they should be forced to leave office upon being accused.
October Fri, 2009
Support for the New Jersey Open Space Bond Depends on How Question is Asked
New Jersey’s $400 million dollar open space bond issue is at risk of failing according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released today. Among likely voters in the November 3 election, 43 percent oppose borrowing for open space while 41 percent support borrowing, a statistical dead heat. Another 16 percent are undecided.
October Wed, 2007
GAY MARRIAGE COMES OUT IN NEW JERSEY, YET OPINION IS UNCHANGED
As the state marks the one-year anniversary of a New Jersey Supreme Court decision ordering the State Legislature to extend the legal rights of married couples to gay and lesbian couples, the public remains evenly divided over whether those rights should include marriage.
October Fri, 2007
CLINTON SOLIDIFIES LEADS OVER PRIMARY RIVALS AND GIULIANI IN NEW JERSEY
U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton has surged to a 31-point lead over her nearest rival in the upcoming New Jersey Democratic primary, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.