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Toplines - New Jersey Governor - October 19, 2009

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New Jersey Survey of 750 Likely Voters

Conducted October 19, 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?

34% Strongly approve

19% Somewhat approve

11% Somewhat disapprove

35% Strongly disapprove

1% 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?

11% Strongly approve

30% Somewhat approve

16% Somewhat disapprove

42% Strongly disapprove

1% Not sure

3* 2009 New Jersey Governor’s Race

Candidates for NJ Governor

Chris Christie (R)

41%

Jon Corzine (D)

39%

Chris Daggett (I)

11%

Not sure

8%

4* I’m going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression.

Candidate

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

Not sure

Christie

13%

34%

20%

27%

5%

Corzine

14%

27%

19%

38%

3%

Daggett

8%

36%

20%

12%

25%

5* Which gubernatorial candidate do you trust more on taxes....Chris Christie or Jon Corzine?

39% Christie

28% Corzine

16% Daggett

17% Not sure

6* Okay…which candidate do you trust more to cut government spending?

42% Christie

23% Corzine

16% Daggett

19% Not sure

7* Fine…which candidate is more likely to crack down on government corruption…Chris Christie or Jon Corzine?

42% Christie

26% Corzine

17% Daggett

14% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence