NEW JERSEY SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Tuesday May 16, 2006

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Previous New Jersey Survey

Daily Snapshot

1* If the election for U.S. Senate were held today, would you vote for Republican Tom Kean, Jr. or for Democrat Robert Menendez?

                                40% Kean

37% Menendez    

                                11% some other candidate

                                13% not sure

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

3* I’m going to read you a short list of issues. For each, please let me know which political party you trust more to handle that issue. First, the economy. Which political party do you trust more on the handling of the economy—Republicans or Democrats?

40% Republicans

51% Democrats

  9% not sure

4* Next… national security… Which political party do you trust more on National Security—Republicans or Democrats?

37% Republicans

53% Democrats

10% not sure

5* Okay… energy policy… Which political party do you trust more on energy policy?

24% Republicans

60% Democrats

17% not sure

6* Fine… immigration… Which political party do you trust more on the immigration issue?

30% Republicans

50% Democrats

20% not sure

7* Next… the War in Iraq… Which political party do you trust more on the War in Iraq?

25% Republicans

58% Democrats

18% not sure

8* Next… I’d like you to rate the way that President Bush has handled key issues… First, the economy… Overall, how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled the economy…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

                                12% excellent

                                19% good

                                25% fair

                                44% poor

                                  1% not sure

9* Next… national security… how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled National Security issues?

                                15% excellent

                                20% good

                                22% fair

                                42% poor

                                  0% not sure

10* Fine… energy policy… Overall, how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled the nation’s energy policy?

                                  6% excellent

                                14% good

                                22% fair

                                54% poor

                                  4% not sure

11* Fine… how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled immigration policy?

                                10% excellent

                                14% good

                                31% fair

                                40% poor

                                  4% not sure

12* Last one…how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled the War in Iraq?

                                  9% excellent

                                13% good

                                16% fair

                                60% poor

                  1% not sure

13* How would you rate the job Jon Corzine has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

13% strongly approve

35% somewhat approve

22% somewhat disapprove

24% strongly disapprove

                                  7% not sure

14* How would you rate the job George W. Bush has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

                                15% strongly approve

                                12% somewhat approve

                                12% somewhat disapprove

                                59% strongly disapprove

  1% not sure

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