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Below are the results of a three-day poll in
the state of New Jersey. Results are based on telephone interviews
with 800 likely voters in New Jersey, aged 18+, and conducted
October 24-26, 2008 by telephone. The margin of sampling error
is ±3 percentage points.
1. If the election for President were held today
would you support the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joseph
Biden or the Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin?
Obama/Biden 53%
McCain/Palin 38%
Other 2%
Undecided 7%
2. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Barack Obama?
Favorable 54%
Unfavorable 37%
Undecided 9%
3. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Joseph Biden?
Favorable 48%
Unfavorable 38%
Undecided 14%
4. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of John McCain?
Favorable 47%
Unfavorable 45%
Undecided 8%
5. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Sarah Palin?
Favorable 46%
Unfavorable 44%
Undecided 10%
6. Which presidential candidate do you believe
would be best able to handle the economy, Barack Obama or John
McCain?
Barack Obama 56%
John McCain 36%
Undecided 8%
7. Which presidential candidate do you believe
would be best able to handle the war in Iraq, Barack Obama or
John McCain?
John McCain 48%
Barack Obama 46%
Undecided 6%
8. Do you approve or disapprove of President
Bush's overall job performance?
Approve 12%
Disapprove 83%
Undecided 5%
9. Do you approve or disapprove of President
Bush's handling of the economy?
Approve 10%
Disapprove 84%
Undecided 6%
10. Do you approve or disapprove of President
Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 35%
Disapprove 58%
Undecided 7%
11. Do you approve or disapprove of President
Bush's handling of the war on terrorism?
Approve 51%
Disapprove 40%
Undecided 9%
12. Do you think the country is headed in the
right direction or wrong direction?
Right 6%
Wrong 83%
Undecided 11%
13. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor
Jon Corzine's overall job performance?
Approve 38%
Disapprove 55%
Undecided 7%
14. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator
Robert Menendez's overall job performance?
Approve 50%
Disapprove 37%
Undecided 13%
15. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator
Frank Lautenberg's overall job performance?
Approve 46%
Disapprove 40%
Undecided 14%
16. If the election for United States Senate
were held today, for whom would you vote, Frank Lautenberg, the
Democrat or Dick Zimmer, the Republican?
Frank Lautenberg 49%
Dick Zimmer 41%
Undecided 10%
17. Do you approve or disapprove of the way
Congress is performing its job?
Approve 10%
Disapprove 79%
Undecided 11%
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