Poll Watch: Quinnipiac New Jersey Political Survey

Quinnipiac New Jersey Political Survey

Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Christie's nomination of Sohail Mohammed to be a New Jersey Superior Court judge?

• Approve 20%
• Disapprove 14%

Among Democrats

• Approve 22%
• Disapprove 12%

Among Republicans

• Approve 16%
• Disapprove 16%

Among Independents

• Approve 23%
• Disapprove 13%

Do you think the fact that Sohail Mohammed is a Muslim will have a positive effect on his job performance as a judge, a negative effect on his job performance as a judge, or won't it affect his job performance as a judge?

• Positive effect 4%
• Negative effect 15%
• Won't affect performance 65%

Among Democrats

• Positive effect 6%
• Negative effect 10%
• Won't affect performance 70%

Among Republicans

• Positive effect 2%
• Negative effect 26%
• Won't affect performance 53%

Among Independents

• Positive effect 3%
• Negative effect 12%
• Won't affect performance 70%

Do you think the fact that a person is a Muslim should keep them from serving as a judge in New Jersey or don't you think so?

• Yes 8%
• No 85%

Among Democrats

• Yes 5%
• No 90%

Among Republicans

• Yes 14%
• No 79%

Among Independents

• Yes 7%
• No 87%

Who do you think are more likely to have sex scandals - male elected officials or female elected officials or is there not much difference between them?

• Male officials 80%
• Female officials 1%
• Not much difference 17%

Survey of 1,624 registered voters was conducted August 9-15, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.4 percentage points.