New Jersey - Governor (2009)

Governor (2009)
A Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. PublicMind poll; conducted 6/22-29; surveyed 803 RVs; margin of error +/- 3.5% (release, 7/1). Tested: Gov. Jon Corzine (D) and ex-U.S. Atty Chris Christie (R).

General Election Matchup
-           All Dem Ind GOP 4/5 3/2 1/7
C. Christie 45% 20% 45% 83% 42% 41% 33%
J. Corzine  39  66  21   7  33  32  40
Undec       15  13  30  10  25  27  26

Regardless Of Who You Want To Win, Who Would You Guess Is Going To Win In Nov.?
-           All Dem Ind GOP
J. Corzine  46% 61% 34% 31%
C. Christie 38  25  45  57
Undec       15  13  20  11

Fav/Unfav
-           All     Dem     Ind     GOP     4/5     3/2
C. Christie 34%/25% 20%/36% 38%/17% 54%/11% 31%/12% 30%/ 6%
J. Corzine  31 /54  48 /37  17 /64  13 /77  33 /56  38 /48
Which Candidate Is Better Described By ___?
-                                           Corzine Christie
Has background/experience to be good gov.   42%     29%
Understands the concerns of the avg. person 28      40
Honest, trustworthy                         24      33

How Would You Rate The Job Corzine Is Doing As Gov.?
-               All Dem Ind GOP 4/5 3/2 1/7 10/29 10/5 9/18
Excellent/good  26% 43% 12%  6% 27% 30% 32% 34%   31%  31%
Only fair/poor  70  55  83  91  71  68  66  63    66   66

Do You Approve/Disapprove Of The Job Corzine Is Doing As Gov.?
-          All Dem Ind GOP 4/5 3/2 1/7 10/29 10/5 9/18 6/08
Approve    36% 58% 19% 12% 40% 40% 46% 46%   45%  41%  40%
Disapprove 49  26  58  80  49  46  40  37    39   43   41

Direction Of NJ
-          All Dem Ind GOP 4/5 3/2 1/7 10/29 10/5 9/18 6/08
Right dir. 21% 33% 12%  6% 23% 25% 25% 24%   23%  23%  25%
Wrong dir. 66  49  74  88  64  59  65  65    67   67   64