New Jersey Survey of 500 Likely Voters

Conducted November 9, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

1* 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?

17% Strongly approve

20% Somewhat approve

15% Somewhat disapprove

46% Strongly disapprove

3% Not sure

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Chris Christie?

12% Very favorable
37% Somewhat favorable
25% Somewhat unfavorable
22% Very unfavorable
5% Not sure

3* When Chris Christie was elected Governor of New Jersey last week, were most of his supporters voting for Chris Christie or against Jon Corzine?

22% For Chris Christie
60% Against Jon Corzine
18% Not sure

4* What was the primary reason Chris Christie was elected Governor last week? Was it the economy, dissatisfaction with Corzine’s performance, desire for a change, Christie’s record as a prosecutor or Christie’s campaign promises?

27% Economy
45% Dissatisfaction with Corzine’s performance
16% Desire for change
2% Christie’s record as a prosecutor
5% Christie’s campaign promises
4% Not sure

5* How did you learn the most about the candidates in the race for governor?

34% Newspaper articles
42% TV and radio news stories
4% Campaign TV ads

2% Candidate updates
1% Candidate direct mail
4% Word of mouth
12% Not sure

6* How difficult will it be for Chris Christie to fulfill his campaign promises working with a Democratically controlled State Senate and Assembly?

43% Very difficult
43% Somewhat difficult
5% Not very difficult
1% Not at all difficult
8% Not sure

7* How likely it is that Chris Christie will be able to cut local property taxes?

7% Very likely
29% Somewhat likely
43% Not very likely
18% Not at all likely
3% Not sure

8* How likely is it that Chris Christie will be able to root out and crack down on corruption in New Jersey?

22% Very likely
29% Somewhat likely
30% Not very likely
14% Not at all likely
5% Not sure

9* How likely is it that Chris Christie will be able to improve the economy in New Jersey?

7% Very likely
33% Somewhat likely
39% Not very likely
15% Not at all likely
6% Not sure

10* What should be Chris Christie’s first priority after he takes office…cutting state spending, cutting personal taxes or cutting business taxes?

49% Cutting state spending
32% Cutting personal taxes
10% Cutting business taxes
10% Not sure

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