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1. N.J. favors Christie's teacher tenure changes
(N.J./State)

... for the most part New Jerseyans seem to embrace his ideas,” Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll’s director, said. After being briefed on the current K-12 teacher tenure system, 58 percent disapprove of the ...

2. Poll finds New Jerseyans warming to Christie's proposed budget cuts
(N.J./State)

... talked about the ‘new normal’ in his budget speech, Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll’s director, said. “For voters, the new normal appears to be greater acceptance of budget cuts. While Democrats still resist ...

3. New Jerseyans support Wisconsin protesters but want Garden State public employees to chip in for benefits
(N.J./State)

... is that Governor Chris Christie is not proposing to eliminate collective bargaining for public workers,” Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll’s director, said. “New Jersey voters may be drawing the line. They ...

4. N.J. split over Gov. Christie's proposed budget
(N.J./State)

... budget choices, Garden Staters are not completely pleased, showing the same polarized opinions that we’ve seen all along,” Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll’s director, said. Negative evaluations of Christie’s ...

5. Christie more polarizing than most N.J. governors as first year in office nears end
(N.J./State)

... on their governors in the first year," Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll director, said. "And Gov. Christie has clearly polarized the Garden State. The 45 percent of adults who rate his job at one extreme ...

6. Poll: New Jerseyans love their hometowns
(N.J./State)

... David Redlawsk, the poll's director, said. "Nine years ago when we asked about the state's direction, only 26 percent said New Jersey had become a worse place to live. But today 52 percent believe things ...

7. Poll: N.J. Republicans want new Congress to change health care
(U.S./Nation)

...  "Republicans and Democrats continue to have different priorities even after all the talk of coming together in compromise to resolve the country's problems," Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll's director ...

8. Public support for Christie's decision to halt Hudson rail tunnel work continues to grow, poll finds
(N.J./State)

... continue to support the governor's decision to cancel the project," Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll's director, said. "But there is also recognition that increasing mass transit options into and out of ...

9. New Jerseyans want state to spend more on education, poll finds
(N.J./State)

... teacher pay on pupil test results. "The spending results are consistent with our earlier polling," Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll's director, said. "New Jerseyans generally support their schools and ...

10. Election Eve poll finds New Jerseyans concerned about taxes, jobs, and economy
(N.J./State)

... Poll made public Monday. "In addition to a clear ‘enthusiasm gap' where Republicans are more motivated to turn out, voters are also more favorable toward GOP officials and approaches," Prof. David Redlawsk, ...

11. Poll: N.J. supports Christie's shutdown of ARC tunnel project
(N.J./State)

...  "Across the state, voters applaud the governor's decision," Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll's director, said. "While those who regularly travel to New York feel differently, much of the state agrees ...

12. Poll finds New Jersey Republicans more motivated
(N.J./State)

... voters say they are moderately or very enthusiastic about voting. "Partisans remain with their party," Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll's director, said "But independent likely voters who moved toward ...

13. Some New Jerseyans still think Obama is a Muslim
(U.S./Nation)

... voters believe Christie is Protestant. "The public's erroneous perception about Obama's religion has been well-documented in recent weeks," Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll's director, said. "Our polling ...

14. As Christie campaigns in Iowa and Illinois, New Jerseyans wish he would stay home and govern
(N.J./State)

... or poor job, nearly three-quarters want him to stay put and work on New Jersey issues. "The paradox is fascinating,'' Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll‘s director, said. "Those who view Christie's performance ...

15. N.J. leaning in favor of Democrats for Congress
(N.J./State)

... Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll's director, said. "Independents continue to lean Republican as they have all year, but the margin has dropped from 11 points in August to five points. And in any case, independents ...

16. Adler pulling away from Runyan in race for Congress
(N.J./State)

... all registered voters," Rutgers Political Science Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll's director, said. "However, there is significant risk for him in the enthusiasm gap evident between Republicans and Democrats. ...

17. Is Chris Christie a leader or a bully?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... — a total of 70%. On the other hand, 25% said bully describes the governor very well and 24% somewhat well — a total of 49%. Obviously, there must be some overlap between the two. Dave Redlawsk at ...

18. Poll finds N.J.'s 13 incumbent congressmen can expect to be re-elected in November
(N.J./State)

... incumbent versus challenger results since February," Rutgers Prof. David Redlawsk, the poll's director, said. "Among those making a choice, it is now a statistical dead heat statewide, where incumbents ...

19. Christie viewed as stubborn but independent and smart
(N.J./State)

... of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points. "New Jerseyans describe the governor as a smart leader, but they are also quite willing to call him stubborn," said Rutgers Prof. David Redlawsk, the ...

20. John Adler leads Jon Runyan in Rutgers-Eagleton poll
(N.J./State)

... David Redlawsk said. "While a simple ‘likely voter' screen suggests that Adler does better, we do not put a lot of stock in such a screen now." Assemblyman John Wisniewski (D-Middlesex), the state Democratic ...