Here are the latest results from the New Jersey poll by Fairleigh Dickinson published on USAElectionPolls.com:
There were 872 voters polled on 9/4-7.
| Fairleigh Dickinson Date: 9/4-7 New Jersey Added: 9/10/08 |
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| Barack Obama | 47% |
| John McCain | 41% |
Quote:
“McCain and Palin dominated the news last week, so I would expect his numbers to peak,” said Peter Woolley, a professor of political science at Fairleigh Dickinson and director of the poll. “He shored up his support in New Jersey, and he needed to do that. But he did not cut into his opponent’s support.”Neither candidate cuts into the other’s party base; each wins 85% of their partisans. The Republican nominee’s strongest demographics are older, white voters as well as men. McCain loses in every age category under 60 but edges Obama among those 60 and older and is preferred by a five to four margin among white voters. Men prefer McCain by almost a five to four margin (49%-42%) but women prefer Obama by about a five to three margin (51%-33%).
Four of five Republican voters (78%) say Gov. Sarah Palin was a good choice as the nominee for vice president. Only one in five Democrats (22%) agree, and just half of independents (49%) agree. Sen. Joe Biden fares better as four of five Democrats (78%) say he is a good choice as nominee for vice president while a majority of independents (61%) and about half of Republicans (48%) agree. Moreover, a majority of women (63%) say that Biden is a good choice but they split on Palin, with 40% saying she’s a good choice but 36% saying she is not.
Source: National Polls, Electoral College Results
