March Sun, 2002
NO RELIEF FOR TORRICELLI POST-INVESTIGATION But Potential Opponents Have Uphill Battles of Their Own
Views of Senator Robert Torricelli and his fundraising activities have not improved since last spring, even after the five-year federal investigation into his 1996 campaign finally drew to a close in January with no charges filed against him. Despite the lack of charges, most New Jerseyans who know about the investigations still believe Torricelli did something wrong – if not illegal, then unethical.
March Wed, 2002
DROUGHT EMERGENCY: NEW JERSEYANS READY TO DO THEIR PART
New Jerseyans are prepared to fight the state’s drought by voluntarily conserving water in their homes, according to a new Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll. As of Monday, when Governor James McGreevey declared a drought emergency in the state, most New Jerseyans were already well aware of the state’s water shortage problems – 51 percent say they had heard “a lot” about the drought and another 32 percent had heard “some.”
November Sun, 2001
McGREEVEY HOLDS COMMANDING LEAD IN GUBERNATORIAL: SCHUNDLER LISTING DEMOCRATS HOLD NARROW ADVANTAGE IN ASSEMBLY RACES
Jim McGreevey has widened his lead and now holds a commanding advantage over his Republican opponent Bret Schundler going into the final days of the campaign for Governor. According to the most recent Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll, the Woodbridge Democrat is ahead by a 17 percentage point margin—53 to 36 percent— with just 8 percent still undecided and 3 percent intending to vote for some other candidate in Tuesday’s election. McGreevey held just a 12-point lead over Schundler in Eagleton’s mid-October survey.
October Tue, 2001
ISSUES AND CANDIDATES IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR Trust and Leadership Top Voters’ Wish List, but Neither Candidate Has the Advantage
Above all, voters in New Jersey want to be able to trust their next governor to do what’s right, and they want him to be a strong leader. But according to The Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers Poll, voters are currently divided over which candidate better offers these qualities. Given a list of candidate traits, nine out of ten likely voters say it is “extremely important” to them that their next governor be someone they can trust to do what’s right, and a nearly equal number say it is “extremely important” for their next governor to be a strong leader.