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Murphy job approvals at 52%, with 62% saying he’s done a good job handling pandemic, poll says

September 23, 2021 11:00 amSeptember 23, 2021 4:50 pm

With some vote-by-mail votes already cast and less than six weeks left until Election Day, Gov. Phil Murphy has job approval ratings of 52%-38% among registered voters in New Jersey, a new Monmouth University poll released on Thursday shows. But...

Murray: “Ciattarelli needed bigger movement”

September 22, 2021 11:53 am

Patrick Murray, the head of the gold-standard Monmouth University Polling Institute, said that this morning’s Monmouth gubernatorial poll numbers bode ill for Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli despite some movement towards the former assemblyman. “Ciattarelli needed bigger movement,” said Murray, a...

Poll: Trump not a ‘driving factor’ in race for N.J. governor

September 22, 2021 11:00 amSeptember 22, 2021 11:01 am

While Donald Trump has loomed large in the New Jersey Governor’s race, a new Monmouth University Poll released on Wednesday shows that the former president won’t be the reason most voters pick between Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican challenger...

Murphy leads Ciattarelli by 13 points in new Monmouth poll

September 22, 2021 11:00 amSeptember 22, 2021 4:31 pm

The race for governor of New Jersey has narrowed just slightly over the last month, but Gov. Phil Murphy still holds a significant 13-point lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, 51%-38%, new Monmouth University Poll of registered voters released Wednesday morning...

New Monmouth poll tomorrow on Murphy vs. Ciattarelli

September 21, 2021 1:28 pmSeptember 21, 2021 2:15 pm

A new Monmouth University Poll is coming on Wednesday will offer a head-to-head matchup between Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican Jack Ciattarelli. Last month, the Monmouth poll had Murphy with a 16-point lead over Ciattarelli, 52%-36%. That poll was...

New Jersey voters say domestic terrorism more of a threat that foreign terrorism, poll says

September 7, 2021 11:00 amSeptember 7, 2021 12:14 pm

New Jerseyans view the threat of domestic terrorism more seriously than foreign terrorism, according to a Monmouth University poll released om Tuesday. Two-thirds of state voters (67%) say the threat caused by domestic terror groups present a greater threat to...

Monmouth Poll: huge majority of N.J. backs school mask mandate, but state is split on mandatory vaccines for children

August 23, 2021 11:00 amAugust 23, 2021 11:20 am

By a margin of about 2-1, New Jersey voters – including those with school age children – are backing Gov. Phil Murphy’s school mask mandate, but people are split, 45%-44%, on whether the state should at some point mandate Covid...