Post by Marc LeVine on Dec 7, 2006 14:18:21 GMT -5
This is a new and interesting phenomena - EVERYBODY and ANYBODY for President. Have you noticed that every approval rating poll they take for every mid level politician, these days, involves consideration for a 2008 Presidential run? Hillary, Pataki, Guiliani, Sharpton, Bloomburg, others...now Corzine? That's EVERYBODY in NY, so I guess we have to start on New Jersey. Who's next, McGreevey? Please, give us a break. I guess people are so fed up with Bush, that they'll take "anyone who surfaces" in his place.
Corzine wasn't a great Senator. He's only been in Trenton - as the Governor - for the past year. Granted, he's stirring the pot a little. But, I also think that our legislators are mostly motivated by the fear of voter wrath rather than inspiration from Corzine. This guy shows some promise as Governor, but he still has another 51% of New Jerseyans to satisfy.
Marc
Poll: N.J. against Corzine for prez
Thursday, December 7, 2006
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI
Associated Press
A majority of New Jersey voters do not want their governor to run for president, do not think he's qualified to be the nation's chief executive and say they would not vote for him if he were to run, according to a poll released today.
But 49 percent of the voters surveyed in a Quinnipiac University poll gave Gov. Jon S. Corzine a thumbs-up on his job performance, his highest approval rating since taking office in January.
"For the first time since he took office, Gov. Corzine is almost at the 50 percent approval mark. But the governor should not let the new support go to his head yet," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac Polling Institute. "New Jersey voters don't want him to run for president and wouldn't back him if he did."
The poll indicates Corzine is unlikely to be a viable candidate for president in 2008. By a margin of 74 percent to 12 percent, New Jersey voters said Corzine should not launch a presidential bid in the next election. The rest were undecided.
Even Democrats were cool to a Corzine run for president, with just 20 percent saying he should run, while 64 percent said he should not.
Corzine has not indicated that he is mulling a presidential run.
The telephone survey of 1,392 New Jersey voters, taken Nov. 28-Dec. 3, has a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Asked whether they thought the former Goldman Sachs CEO was qualified for the nation's top job, 33 percent said yes, 52 percent said no and 15 percent weren't sure.
If he were to run for president in 2008, Corzine would definitely get the vote of only 6 percent of those surveyed. Another 20 percent said they probably would support him, while 26 percent said they probably wouldn't, and 35 percent said they definitely would not vote for him.
Meanwhile, Corzine's job approval rating as governor improved from the prior survey in September, when his approval rating was 45 percent.
Corzine wasn't a great Senator. He's only been in Trenton - as the Governor - for the past year. Granted, he's stirring the pot a little. But, I also think that our legislators are mostly motivated by the fear of voter wrath rather than inspiration from Corzine. This guy shows some promise as Governor, but he still has another 51% of New Jerseyans to satisfy.
Marc
Poll: N.J. against Corzine for prez
Thursday, December 7, 2006
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI
Associated Press
A majority of New Jersey voters do not want their governor to run for president, do not think he's qualified to be the nation's chief executive and say they would not vote for him if he were to run, according to a poll released today.
But 49 percent of the voters surveyed in a Quinnipiac University poll gave Gov. Jon S. Corzine a thumbs-up on his job performance, his highest approval rating since taking office in January.
"For the first time since he took office, Gov. Corzine is almost at the 50 percent approval mark. But the governor should not let the new support go to his head yet," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac Polling Institute. "New Jersey voters don't want him to run for president and wouldn't back him if he did."
The poll indicates Corzine is unlikely to be a viable candidate for president in 2008. By a margin of 74 percent to 12 percent, New Jersey voters said Corzine should not launch a presidential bid in the next election. The rest were undecided.
Even Democrats were cool to a Corzine run for president, with just 20 percent saying he should run, while 64 percent said he should not.
Corzine has not indicated that he is mulling a presidential run.
The telephone survey of 1,392 New Jersey voters, taken Nov. 28-Dec. 3, has a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Asked whether they thought the former Goldman Sachs CEO was qualified for the nation's top job, 33 percent said yes, 52 percent said no and 15 percent weren't sure.
If he were to run for president in 2008, Corzine would definitely get the vote of only 6 percent of those surveyed. Another 20 percent said they probably would support him, while 26 percent said they probably wouldn't, and 35 percent said they definitely would not vote for him.
Meanwhile, Corzine's job approval rating as governor improved from the prior survey in September, when his approval rating was 45 percent.