Toplines - New Jersey Governor - March 10, 2009

New Jersey Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted March 10, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

40% Strongly approve

19% Somewhat approve

13% Somewhat disapprove

28% Strongly disapprove

0% Not sure

2* 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?

8% Strongly approve

25% Somewhat approve

24% Somewhat disapprove

42% Strongly disapprove

2% Not sure

3* In thinking about the 2009 election for New Jersey governor, suppose you had a choice between Republican Chris Christie and Democrat Jon Corzine. If the election were held today would you vote for Republican Chris Christie or Democrat Jon Corzine?

49% Christie

34% Corzine

7% Some other candidate

10% Not sure

4* In thinking about the 2009 election for New Jersey governor, suppose you had a choice between Democrat Jon Corzine and Republican Steve Lonegan. If the election

were held today would you vote for Democrat Jon Corzine or Republican Steve Lonegan?

43% Lonegan
35% Corzine

7% Some other candidate

15% Not sure

5* Favorable Ratings for Governor Race

	Corzine	Christie	Lonegan
Very Favorable	9%	16%	14%
Somewhat Favorable	36%	36%	31%
Somewhat Unfavorable	22%	16%	13%
Very Unfavorable	32%	8%	8%
Not Sure	2%	24%	34%

6* How would you rate the way that Bob Menendez is performing his job as Senator….excellent, good, fair or poor?

7% Excellent

21% Good

37% Fair

25% Poor

9% Not sure

7* How would you rate the way that Frank Lautenberg is performing his job as Senator….excellent, good, fair or poor?

10% Excellent

24% Good

25% Fair

35% Poor

6% Not sure

8* How confident are you that Jon Corzine and the New Jersey legislature will balance the budget in a manner that is good for the state of New Jersey?

7% Very confident
26% Somewhat confident

27% Not very confident

37% Not at all confident

3% Not sure

9* Should smaller New Jersey towns merge together to save money on government costs?

53% Yes

28% No

20% Not sure

10* Would you favor or oppose a decrease in services from your town to save money and avoid higher taxes?

41% Favor

36% Oppose

23% Not sure

11* Should fertility doctors assist parents in what is described as “designing their baby” by letting parents choose the hair, eye and even skin color of their babies?

7% Yes

83% No

10% Not sure

12* Have new slot machine parlors or casinos in other states made you less likely to gamble in Atlantic City?

12% Yes

47% No

38% You do not gamble
3% Not sure

13* Generally speaking, do you have a favorable or an unfavorable opinion of the President Obama’s proposed budget?

43% Favorable

44% Unfavorable

13% Not sure

14* How concerned are you that the President’s budget will increase government spending too much?

46% Very concerned

25% Somewhat concerned

19% Not very concerned

7% Not at all concerned

3% Not sure

15* How concerned are you that the President’s budget will cut taxes too much?

11% Very concerned

25% Somewhat concerned

35% Not very concerned

22% Not at all concerned

7% Not sure

16* Will the President’s proposed budget help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

45% Help

36% Hurt

10% No impact

9% Not sure

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