New Jersey Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted by Rasmussen Reports
Date: December 7, 2005
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  Total More Important Barrier
All Voters Immigration Iraq Other Not Sure Favor Oppose Not Sure
Ballot Kean 34% 51% 28% 43% 30% 44% 28% 25%
Menendez 38% 23% 49% 13% 18% 29% 47% 41%
Other 9% 12% 7% 13% 12% 10% 11% 4%
Not Sure 18% 14% 16% 32% 40% 16% 15% 30%
Kean Favorable 35% 42% 34% 40% 39% 41% 36% 29%
Unfavorable 16% 15% 13% 10% 9% 11% 24% 6%
Not Sure 49% 42% 52% 50% 52% 48% 40% 66%
Menendez Favorable 27% 21% 35% 19% 20% 28% 26% 32%
Unfavorable 24% 37% 16% 27% 14% 25% 27% 15%
Not Sure 49% 42% 49% 54% 66% 46% 46% 54%
Corzine Favorable 44% 32% 58% 33% 26% 40% 48% 59%
Unfavorable 36% 54% 26% 39% 16% 43% 33% 17%
Not Sure 21% 15% 16% 28% 58% 17% 19% 23%
Codey Favorable 59% 67% 64% 54% 36% 61% 72% 56%
Unfavorable 16% 16% 12% 9% 26% 16% 13% 8%
Not Sure 25% 17% 24% 36% 38% 23% 15% 36%
Kean Ideology Conservative 18% 15% 28% 11% 17% 22% 26% 13%
Moderate 37% 50% 38% 33% 15% 41% 46% 32%
Liberal 4% 6% 2% 10% 2% 5% 5% 2%
Not Sure 40% 29% 31% 47% 66% 33% 24% 53%
Menendez Ideology Conservative 4% 2% 6% 10% 3% 3% 5% 9%
Moderate 21% 29% 28% 11% 9% 22% 40% 19%
Liberal 27% 43% 29% 33% 16% 40% 29% 20%
Not Sure 48% 26% 37% 47% 72% 35% 26% 52%
Bush Approval Strongly Approve 25% 40% 17% 28% 22% 30% 21% 18%
Somewhat Approve 17% 21% 15% 27% 23% 26% 7% 10%
Somewhat Disapprove 16% 16% 10% 18% 32% 11% 13% 24%
Strongly Disapprove 42% 23% 58% 27% 23% 32% 59% 47%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Corzine Approval Strongly Approve 15% 8% 20% 13% 15% 11% 21% 20%
Somewhat Approve 36% 27% 45% 36% 29% 35% 40% 44%
Somewhat Disapprove 20% 24% 13% 24% 29% 23% 10% 17%
Strongly Disapprove 19% 31% 12% 16% 17% 23% 18% 7%
Not Sure 10% 10% 9% 12% 10% 9% 10% 12%
Bush Economy Excellent 15% 26% 8% 12% 18% 18% 13% 6%
Good 21% 23% 21% 26% 10% 26% 14% 17%
Fair 20% 21% 17% 27% 46% 20% 14% 32%
Poor 43% 31% 54% 32% 25% 35% 59% 43%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2%
Bush Iraq Excellent 14% 20% 9% 17% 13% 18% 10% 3%
Good 19% 30% 11% 25% 15% 21% 14% 19%
Fair 16% 15% 14% 28% 34% 20% 5% 24%
Poor 50% 35% 65% 29% 36% 40% 71% 54%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0%
More Important Immigration 35% 100% 0% 0% 0% 46% 21% 14%
Iraq 52% 0% 100% 0% 0% 43% 70% 58%
Other 8% 0% 0% 100% 0% 6% 7% 18%
Not Sure 5% 0% 0% 0% 100% 4% 3% 10%
Barrier Favor 59% 78% 48% 45% 54% 100% 0% 0%
Oppose 26% 15% 35% 22% 14% 0% 100% 0%
Not Sure 15% 6% 17% 33% 32% 0% 0% 100%
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