Message-ID: <18552487.1075840239875.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 04:03:00 -0700 (PDT) From: info@rlcnet.org Subject: RLC Release: NJ Senate Poll Shows Tight Race Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: RLC X-To: undisclosed-recipients:, X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kenneth_Lay_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: LAY-K X-FileName: klay.nsf [IMAGE] www.rlcnet.org FOR IMMEDIATE=20 RELEASE????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????= ??? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????= ??? ???????????????????????????????????????????????? CONTACT: Matt Well=20 Thursday, October 5,=20 2000???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????= ??? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????= ??? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? PHONE: 202-547-1700=20 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????= ??? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????= ??? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????= ??? ??????????????? PAGER: 888-781-2151=20 New Jersey Senate Race Poll:=20 Despite Spending Over $45 Million On TV Ads,=20 Corzine In Tight Race With Franks=20 New Survey of Likely Voters Shows Corzine 40.8%, Franks 36.2%=20 Franks Leads Among Independents 40.6% to 34%; Leads 54.7% to 37.6% Among=20 New Jerseyans That Have An Opinion of Both Candidates Washington, DC =01) A new survey of 500 likely voters in New Jersey shows t= hat,=20 despite a record $45 million TV ad blitz by Democrat Jon Corzine, the race= =20 between Corzine and Congressman Bob Franks remains tight.? Including leaner= s,=20 Jon Corzine is receiving 40.8% of the vote while Congressman Bob Franks=20 receives 36.2% of the vote.? 23% of New Jerseyans remain firmly undecided.= =20 The survey, conducted by Mahoney, Strimple, Goncharenko LLC of New York, NY= =20 from 9/28 to 10/1, has an error margin of +/- 4.38%.=20 The specific question posed to 500 likely New Jersey voters for this survey= =20 was: "If the election for Senate were held today and the candidates were Jo= n=20 Corzine, the Democrat, and Bob Franks, the Republican, for whom would you= =20 vote?"=20 Among New Jerseyans that have formed an opinion of both candidates, Franks= =20 leads Corzine by a margin of 54.7% to 37.6%.? Franks also leads Corzine in= =20 the key counties of Bergen 45% to 38.3%, Middlesex 40.5% to 38.1%, and=20 Monmouth 57.5% to 25%.? Corzine leads in Essex County 46.3% to 29.3%.=20 ?=20 Franks Leads Among Independents 40.6% -- 34% ?=20 IF THE ELECTION FOR UNITED STATES SENATE WERE HELD TODAY AND THE CANDIDATES= =20 WERE JON CORZINE, THE DEMOCRAT, AND BOB FRANKS, THE REPUBLICAN, FOR WHOM=20 WOULD YOU VOTE?=20 ?=20 ??????????????????????????????????? PARTY REGISTRATION=20 ??????????????????????????????????? Rep.??? Dem.?? Ind.=20 ????????????????? - 500=20 ???????????????? - 204????????? 14.2???? 65.4???? 34.0????? CORZINE=20 ????????????????? - 181???????? 68.0???? 9.3????? 40.6?????? FRANKS=20 ????????????????? - 115???????? 17.8??? 25.2???? 25.5?????? FIRM UNDECIDED= =20 Despite $45 Million in TV Ads, 51.2% of New Jerseyans Have "No Opinion" or= =20 have "Never Heard Of" Jon Corzine ?=20 PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF JON=20 CORZINE.? IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER HEARD OF HIM JUST SAY SO.=20 ????????????????? - 500???????? Total=20 ????????????????? - 137???????? 27.4? FAVORABLE=20 ????????????????? - 107???????? 21.4? UNFAVORABLE=20 ????????????????? - 232???????? 46.4? NO OPINION=20 ????????????????? - 24?????????? 4.8??? NEVER HEARD OF=20 Franks Enjoys 2:1 Fav/Unfav Margin PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU HAVE A FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE OPINION OF BOB FRANKS= .?=20 IF YOU HAVE NO OPINION OR HAVE NEVER HEARD OF HIM JUST SAY SO.=20 ????????????????? - 500???????? Total=20 ????????????????? - 120???????? 24.0? FAVORABLE=20 ????????????????? - 52?????????? 10.4? UNFAVORABLE=20 ????????????????? - 268???????? 53.6? NO OPINION=20 ????????????????? - 60?????????? 12.0? NEVER HEARD OF=20 Jon Corzine Viewed As A Liberal DO YOU THINK JON CORZINE IS LIBERAL, MODERATE OR CONSERVATIVE IN HIS=20 POLITICAL BELIEFS?? IF YOU DON'T KNOW, JUST SAY SO.? IF LIBERAL: WOULD YOU= =20 SAY HE IS VERY LIBERAL OR SOMEWHAT LIBERAL?=20 ????????????????? - 500???????? Total=20 ????????????????? - 169???????? 33.8? LIBERAL=20 ????????????????? - 103???????? 20.6?? Very Liberal=20 ????????????????? - 66?????????? 13.2?? Somewhat Liberal=20 ????????????????? - 80?????????? 16.0? MODERATE=20 ????????????????? - 29?????????? 5.8??? CONSERVATIVE=20 ????????????????? - 222???????? 44.4? D.K./REFUSED=20 Franks Perceived As A Mainstream Candidate ?=20 DO YOU THINK BOB FRANKS IS LIBERAL, MODERATE OR CONSERVATIVE IN HIS POLITIC= AL=20 BELIEFS?? IF YOU DON'T KNOW, JUST SAY SO.? IF CONSERVATIVE: WOULD YOU SAY H= E=20 IS VERY CONSERVATIVE OR SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE?=20 ????????????????? - 500???????? Total=20 ????????????????? - 14?????????? 2.8?? LIBERAL=20 ????????????????? - 97????????? 19.4? MODERATE=20 ????????????????? - 115??????? 23.0? CONSERVATIVE=20 ????????????????? - 79????????? 15.8?? Somewhat Conservative=20 ????????????????? - 36?????????? 7.2?? Very Conservative=20 ????????????????? - 274???????? 54.8 D.K./REFUSED=20 ?=20 # # #=20 To subscribe or unsubscribe via e-mail send your name and e-mail address to= =20 info@rlcnet.org or visit www.rlcnet.org.