March Wed, 2000
THE 2000 SENATE RACE: STILL NOTHING HAPPENING
Last September five of the six major party candidates running for the U.S. Senate held by retiring Frank Lautenberg were virtually unknown. Former Gov. Jim Florio, the only widely known candidate but a contentious figure, ran just slightly ahead of the Republicans he was matched up against. Florio’s opponent Jon Corzine was a blip on the radar screen—known to only about 1 in 7 Democrats. And just one-quarter of the Republicans interviewed expressed an opinion about any of their candidates.
March Sun, 2000
GENERAL ELECTION PREVIEW: GORE AND BUSH IN CLOSE RACE; MANY SAY “NEITHER”
If first impressions matter, New Jersey will be a key state in the 2000 general election, but not necessarily a happy one. A new Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers poll finds the presumptive nominees—Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush—locked in a tight race with fully a quarter of those registered saying they are undecided or want to vote for neither man.
November Sun, 1997
1997 GUBERNATORIAL RACE: WHITMAN HAS LEAD GOING INTO FINAL DAYS PERCENTAGE OF UNDECIDED VOTERS INCREASES TURNOUT IS CRITICAL FACTOR IN GOVERNOR’S RE-ELECTION
With just a few days left in the 1997 Gubernatorial campaign, there continues to be a large percentage of registered New Jersey voters who have not decided on a candidate for Governor. Therefore, there are opportunities for all three candidates to convince voters to select them on Election Day. Underscoring voter uncertainty, 16 percent report that in the past they have made up (8%) or changed (8%) their minds while they were in the voting both.
October Sun, 1997
RUTGERS FOOTBALL MAJORITY SAY IT CAN IMPROVE STATE IMAGE WANT “BIG TIME” FOOTBALL
Slightly more than half of New Jersey residents agree that having a successful Rutgers University football team can improve the image of the state of New Jersey. In addition, somewhat more than half of those who have followed Rutgers football this season want the team to continue with a “big time” college football program rather than changing to play in a lower football division. Overall, New Jerseyans are not sure about the support Rutgers is giving to the football team with close to 6-in-10 residents reporting they don’t know if Rutgers is spending the right amount of money on its football program.