January Tue, 2017
BORN TO RUN? 2017 GOV. CANDIDATES MOSTLY UNKNOWN IN GARDEN STATE
As Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno announces today that she will run for governor, she enters a race in which building significant name recognition will be an uphill battle for each and every candidate, including herself. When last asked by the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll for their impressions of (then) prospective and declared gubernatorial candidates, New Jersey voters were largely unaware of any of the major players.
November Mon, 2016
Christie’s Ratings Slip to New Lows as Bridgegate Trial Ends; Almost Three-quarters Hold Negative View of Governor
As the Bridgegate trial comes to a close, the court of public opinion has rendered its own verdict in the form of lower-than-ever ratings for Gov. Chris Christie, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Just 19 percent of New Jersey registered voters now have a favorable opinion of Christie – down four points since just six weeks ago when the trial first began. Seventy-three percent view the governor unfavorably, up six points.
October Wed, 2016
Top National Pollsters to Speak at Eagleton Event on Polling and 2016 Presidential Election
Join the Eagleton Institute of Politics on Thursday, October 27 at 7 P.M., for a panel of top national pollsters and survey researchers discussing politics and the challenges of polling in 2016. This event is in partnership with the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, which celebrates its 45th year as the oldest statewide university-based survey research center, and the New York and Pennsylvania/New Jersey chapters of the American Association for Public Opinion Research.
October Thu, 2016
NJ Spotlight on Cities 2016 Conference Special: New Jerseyans Have Mixed Views on NJ Cities; Almost Half Believe School Funding Laws Have Had Little Impact in Local or Urban Districts
Views on New Jersey’s cities are mixed: 44 percent of New Jersey residents rate cities as an excellent or good place to live, while 48 percent say they are only a fair or poor place to live.