September Wed, 2001
GUBERNATORIAL ISSUES: EDUCATION AND AUTO INSURANCE TOP VOTERS’ CONCERNS: McGREEVEY SUPPORTERS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT ISSUES
As the general election season in this year’s race for governor heats up, New Jersey voters have serious issue concerns, with “education” and “auto insurance rates” topping the list according to a new Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll. Three-quarters of registered voters in the Garden State say that education is an “extremely important” issue to them in this year’s election, and seven in ten say automobile insurance rates are extremely important. Property taxes are also considered extremely important by two-thirds of voters.
August Sun, 2001
McGREEVEY BEGINS FALL CAMPAIGN WITH COMMANDING LEAD
As summer vacation season ends Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim McGreevey is enjoying smooth sailing, while his Republican opponent Bret Schundler is stuck in traffic somewhere on the Parkway. Ten weeks before election day McGreevey holds a commanding 49 to 30 percent lead among likely voters, with about two in ten undecided. With those who say they “lean” towards a candidate added to the tabulation, McGreevey’s advantage over Schundler expands to a margin of 54 to 33 percent.
May Sun, 2001
NEW JERSEYANS AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS A STARK CONTRAST IN BLACK AND WHITE
Over three-quarters of New Jerseyans think their neighborhood is a good place to live, and just under that number think the same about their own city or town. And given the opportunity, a majority would choose to stay in the neighborhood in which they currently reside, rather than move to another neighborhood or even another state.
May Sun, 2001
NEW JERSEYANS REPORT GOOD ECONOMIC TIMES And Expect Them To Stay That Way
Despite market fluctuations and predictions of national economic doom, Garden State residents are economically comfortable these days, and they plan to stay that way. Two-thirds of residents feel the state is in economic good times, according to a recent Star-Ledger/Eagleton- Rutgers Poll, and eight in ten are at least somewhat satisfied with their current standard of living. On neither of these fronts do New Jerseyans expect major changes – most say their personal financial conditions and those of the state economy will stay about the same in the coming year.