July Sun, 1988
NEW JERSEY DRIVERS: DRINKING DOWN; AGGRESSIVENESS UP PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RAISING THE SPEED LIMIT
There’s mixed news for New Jersey motorists this holiday weekend. While there has been a decrease in the number of drivers who report mixing gasoline with alcohol while on the road, the latest Scar-Ledger/Eagleton Poll also finds more people now characterizing Garden State motorists as rude or aggressive than six years ago.
June Sun, 1988
NEW JERSEVANS SEE SHORE GOING DOWNHILL; MAJORITY THINKS REGIONAL COASTAL AUTHORITY A GOOD IDEA
A large and growing majority of 7-in-10 New Jerseyans think the Jersey Shore, long one of the state’s most prized features and attractions, has been going downhill in recent years. This finding, from the latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll, reveals a dramatic change from 1984 when only 4-in-10 residents felt the Shore was in decline.
November Sun, 1987
KEAN JOB RATING DOWN BUT GOVERNOR REMAINS IMMENSELY POPULAR; PUBLIC UNAWARE OF PARTY CONTROL OF LEGISLATURE
While New Jersey Governor Tom Kean’s job performance rating has declined slightly from its high point in February of this year, he remains an extraordinarily popular figure among Garden State residents as voters prepare to go to the polls Tuesday to choose representatives for the State Senate and Assembly.
October Sun, 1987
THE 1987 LEGISLATIVE ELECTION: ELECTORATE MORE DEMOCRATIC THAN IN 1985
A new Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll finds the mood of the New Jersey electorate to be more favorable to the Democratic Party than was the case in 1985, the last time a statewide election was held. In that election, with Governor Thomas Kean leading the ticket, Republicans captured control of the Assembly from the Democrats by a margin of 50 to 30 seats.