Strategic Vision Poll on Kean vs. Menendez and Corzine Job Approval
The Strategic Vision polling company has a bunch of poll results out from 800 likely New Jersey voters, taken over the July 7-9 weekend. See results here.
The race between democrat Bob Menendez and republican Tom Kean Jr. for the U.S. Senate seat is still close, with Menendez holding a 43% to 37% lead. This is in line with the last two polls which showed a 5-6% difference. Over 40% of the voters are undecided when asked whether they have a favorable or unfavorable view of either candidate. I don’t think people are really paying attention at this point.
The poll also had questions about the hot topic national issues. 63% of poll respondents favor a wall along the US-Mexico border. When asked whether they favor a withdrawl of US troops from Iraq with 6 months, a slight majority said no (46% to 44%). And 51% approve of George Bush’s handling of the war on terrorism.
And on the topic of New Jersey, bad news for governor Jon Corzine. While the mainstream media is still patting the governor on the back for his winning performance in the 2006 budget stalemate, the voters are not as enthused. Corzine has a approval percentage of 38% and a disapproval number of 44%. President Bush has an approval percentage of 35%, though his disapproval number is 57%. And on the question of whether the state is on the right track, the poll showed 21% think New Jersey is headed in the right direction, and 64% said wrong direction. The poll was taken last weekend, when the budget deal was being finalized.
Finally they asked republicans and democrats to pick their favorite for the 2008 presidential race. New Jersey democrats still love Hillary. She was picked by 34%. Al Gore was picked by 16% and John Edwards was selected by 14%. The republican favorite is still Rudy Giuliani (47%) and John McCain in second at 30%.