The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll was conducted by telephone with 1091 New Jersey registered voters from September 27 to 30, 2007. The total sample has a margin of error of + 3.0 percent. The margins of error for the two voting intention questions are + 4.5% for the 478 likely Democratic primary voters and + 4.8% for the 411 likely Republican primary voters. The poll was originally published by the Gannett New Jersey newspaper group (Asbury Park Press, Courier-Post, Courier News, Daily Journal, Daily Record, Home News Tribune, and Ocean County Observer).
Iraq remains a top issue weighing with Garden State voters, ranking just slightly ahead of concerns about health care coverage and prescription drug costs. 51% of registered voters in New Jersey want to hear the presidential candidates address what they would do about the war in Iraq, and nearly that number (45%) say the same about their plans for health care. Other issues that concern voters include the economy and jobs (20%), immigration (10%), homeland security (9%), and federal taxes (8%).
