NEW JERSEY SURVEY of 500 likely voters

January 18, 2006

Crosstabs for Ballot Questions and Favorables

Crosstabs for Other Questions

1* Thinking ahead to 2006, if the election for New Jersey’s next United States Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican Tom Kean, Jr. or for Democrat Bob Menendez?

                                42% Kean

35% Menendez    

                                  6% some other candidate

                                18% not sure

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:

3* The President nominated Judge Samuel Alito to serve on the Supreme Court. Should the Senate confirm Samuel Alito’s appointment to the Supreme Court?

53% yes

28% no

19% not sure

4* Some people say that there is a natural tension between protecting individual rights and national security. In the United States today, does our legal system worry too much about protecting individual rights, too much about protecting national security, or is the balance about right?

31% worry too much about protecting individual right

28%worry too much about protecting national security

33% the balance is about right

  8% not sure

5* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…excellent, good, fair, or poor?

16% excellent

21% good

26% fair

37% poor

                                  1% not sure

6* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…excellent, good, fair, or poor?

13% excellent

18% good

18% fair

50% poor

                                  1% not sure

7* Which is more important, getting American troops home as soon as possible or making sure that Iraq becomes a peaceful nation enjoying freedom and democracy?

53% getting troops home

47% making sure that Iraq becomes peaceful nation

  0% not sure

8* When it comes to determining how you will vote in the U.S. Senate race next year, which issue is more important… immigration, or the situation in Iraq?

33% immigration

51% situation in Iraq

15% not sure

9* A proposal has been made to build a barrier along the U.S. - Mexican border. Do you favor or oppose building a barrier to help reduce illegal immigration?

                                65% favor

                                27% oppose

                                  9% not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.