Questions - New Jersey Governor Election 2013 - October 7, 2013

 

New Jersey State Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted October 7, 2013

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?

           

2* How would you rate the job Chris Christie has been doing as governor…do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

           

3* If the election for governor of New Jersey were held today, would you vote for Republican Chris Christie or Democrat Barbara Buono?

 

*Please note that we split the survey to rotate the order of the candidates, so while half will hear the Republican first, the other half hears the Democrat mentioned first.

 

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.

 

Chris Christie

Barbara Buono

 

5* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days?

           

6* How would you rate your own personal finances these days?

 

7* How would you rate the way the government has responded to the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy?

 

8* Has Chris Christie’s campaign been mostly positive, mostly negative or about right?

 

9* Has Barbara Buono’s campaign been mostly positive, mostly negative or about right?

 

10* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of the president’s health care law?

 

11* Do you have health insurance?

 

12* Under the new national health care law, all Americans must buy health insurance. Residents in New Jersey can buy insurance from a federal government exchange instead. Have you or any members of your family signed up for the federal government health care exchange?

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence