March Mon, 2005
PRESIDENT BUSH’S APPROVAL AT LOWEST POINT SINCE JANUARY 2001
On Friday, President George W. Bush made New Jersey the first stop on his tour to build support for his Social Security plan. While national polls suggest that the President faces some challenges in persuading voters to support his plan, the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll demonstrates that Bush faces an additional hurdle in his efforts to sway New Jerseyians: a public increasingly disappointed in Bush’s handling of his presidency.
February Mon, 2005
DID CODEY BACK OUT TOO SOON?
Even though Acting Governor Richard Codey has decided not to enter the 2005 gubernatorial race, his impressive standing among voters of all political stripes prompts the question: what might have been?
February Sun, 2005
NEW JERSEY GUBERNATORIAL 2005: Corzine with an early advantage; Republican nomination still up for grabs; Corruption and Terrorism Top Voters’ Priorities
In the wake of Acting Governor Richard Codey’s decision not to run for a full term, Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Corzine has emerged as the frontrunner in the 2005 race for governor. But gubernatorial candidates of both parties face an interesting challenge this year. Voters are looking for a new governor whose agenda extends beyond familiar, nuts-and-bolts issues like property taxes, education, and auto insurance; they want a governor who will take on more fundamental and intractable problems like corruption in state government and terrorism.
October Mon, 2004
GARDEN STATE INCHES TOWARD KERRY
In a presidential race that many New Jersey voters believe will be the most important election they have ever voted in, the debate on domestic issues has further defined the difference between President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry. The latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll found that growing support for the challenger among men, senior citizens and residents of traditionally Democratic North Jersey has helped Kerry open up a double digit lead over Bush – his first such lead since the Democratic Convention.