Governor, NJ GOP Primary Poll (SurveyUSA): Forrester - 43%; Schundler 31%

SurveyUSA ^ | 6/6/05

[LdSentinal]

Governor, NJ GOP Primary 6/6/2005
Forrester 43%
Schundler 31%
Other 22%
Undecided 5%

Data Collected 6/03/05 - 6/05/05
Geography State of New Jersey
Sample Population 612 Likely Voters
Margin of Error 4.0%
Client WABC-TV New York
WCAU-TV Philadelphia

Analysis: In a Republican Primary for Governor of New Jersey today, 12 hours before polls open, Douglas Forrester defeats Bret Schundler 43% to 31%, according to final SurveyUSA tracking poll conducted exclusively for WABC-TV New York and WCAU-TV Philadelphia. 22% would vote for one of the other five candidates in the race. 5% are undecided. Since an identical SurveyUSA poll 12 days ago, Forrester has lost 2 points and Schundler has gained 2 points. Forrester had led by 16, now by 12. Schundler leads only among voters under age 35, and does relatively well among regular churchgoers. Forrester is strongest in southern NJ. The large number of likely voters who say they will vote for one of the "other" Republicans on the Primary ballot creates a volatile situation: voters who do not want to "waste" their vote may, in the voting booth, switch to one of the top 2 candidates.

*** Filtering: 6,000 New Jersey adults were interviewed 6/3-6/5/05. 5,102 of them were registered to vote. Of them, 1,721 identified themselves as being registered Republicans. Of them, 612 were judged to be "likely" Republican Primary voters. Crosstabs reflect "likely" Republican Primary voters.

[zbigreddogz]

Hope your right. I'll believe it when I see it.

I think we might have a chance at his seat in '06 after he wins the Governor's race, but I just don't see him losing, especially with the R's still not being able to do anything but fight amongst themselves.

[Hurricane Andrew]

NJ, I fear, has fallen victim to the Dark Side...

[Evolution]

Its not like they had a choice.

Schundler and Forrester were both RINOS.

Only Forrester was honest about it, while Schundler has everyone here fooled to think he is a conservative.

[kabar]

Only Forrester was honest about it, while Schundler has everyone here fooled to think he is a conservative.

Schundler a RINO? What is the basis for that conclusion?

[Evolution]

Schundler started out his political career as a left-wing Democrat. He worked in the 1984 Presidential campaign of left-wing Democrat Gary Hart. Hart started his career in politics as the national campaign manager for radical left-wing George McGovern.

Schundler supports further opening America's porous borders to massive Third World immigration. He always says that "we are a nation of immigrants" and that massive Third World immigration is beneficial to the United States. In the last debate Schundler stated he was against enforcing immigration laws, and would encourage state agencies not to work with Federal agencies to report illegals. Bret Schundler Closet Liberal

[kabar]

Ronald Reagan started out as a Democrat. I worked on the campaign of JFK as an 18 year old. I am now a conservative. Political views change over time. Schundler was 25 at the time he worked on the Hart campaign. Perhaps it was his Harvard education that colored his political views. Hell, Hart would probably be considered as a moderate Rep today by the rabid liberal Dems

I read your link. My question is what is Paul Mulshine's agenda? Perhaps he backs Forrester or maybe he wants to run against Corzine himself. MULSHINE vs. CORZINE IN U. S. SENATE RACE

FYI: I was born and raised in Jersey City and know a little bit about NJ politics. My grandfather was a ward healer for Mayor Hague.