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To: Zoltan! who wrote (168528)8/7/2001 8:03:24 PM
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McGreevey Leads in N.J. Gov. Poll

By Associated Press

August 7, 2001

TRENTON, N.J. -- Democrat Jim McGreevey's lead in New Jersey's gubernatorial race is widening, according to a poll released Tuesday.

Forty-nine percent of voters surveyed said they supported the Woodbridge mayor, while 30 percent favored Republican Bret Schundler. Seventeen percent were undecided.

The Quinnipiac University poll surveyed 1,235 registered voters from July 29 to Aug. 5. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
In a poll released July 3 -- just after Schundler shocked New Jersey's political world by defeating former Rep. Bob Franks in the Republican primary -- McGreevey was ahead 48-35.

The new poll found McGreevey would get 84 percent of Democratic votes, while Schundler, the former Jersey City Mayor, would get 69 percent of Republican votes. McGreevey had an advantage with independent voters, who favored him 47 percent to 26 percent over Schundler.

In New Jersey, Democrats outnumber Republicans 25 percent to 19 percent and the remaining 56 percent of independents are largely moderate.

More than one-third of respondents said they didn't know enough about each candidate to form an opinion.
"It's that familiar New Jersey problem, lack of statewide recognition," said Maurice Carroll, director of the polling institute.