Rutgers-Eagleton Poll Director on CNN
CNN interviewed Dr. Ashley Koning about the New Jersey gubernatorial election. Koning said that the top issues driving people to vote today is opposition, party loyalty, and party allegiance. "It's about a visceral reaction to the other party and the other party's candidate," said Koning. "This is one of the most nationalized gubernatorial elections in New Jersey in recent history." Koning also noted that Governor Murphy came into Election Day with strong approval ratings - strong for any sitting politician. Koning is an Eagleton Assistant Research Professor, Director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, and President of the Pennsylvania/New Jersey Chapter of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. The State of Black Women's Representation in American Politics
"We are just one year out from the midterm elections. According to a new report from the Higher Heights Leadership Fund and the Center for American Women and Politics, there are both promising and troubling realities for Black women in elected office... For more on all this, The Takeaway spoke to Kimberly Peeler-Allen, a visiting practitioner at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University and co-founder of Higher Heights, a group focused on Black women’s political power as voters and representatives." - WNYC Sabato Says Virginia Leans GOP; N.J. Votes Early: Election Update
“'The big picture points to a sizable margin for Murphy that – despite narrowing throughout the campaign – will be difficult for Ciattarelli to overcome in the final days,' Ashley Koning, an assistant research professor and director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, said in a statement." - Bloomberg New poll shows Murphy with 8-point lead in N.J. gov race. Here are all the polls heading into Election Day.
"Gov. Phil Murphy leads Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli by 8 percentage points as the New Jersey governor’s race draws to a close, according to what’s likely to be the final poll before Election Day on Tuesday. The Rutgers-Eagleton survey released Monday found Murphy, a Democrat running for a second term, up 50% to 42% over Ciattarelli among registered Garden State voters." - NJ.com As Biden approval slides, voter fears mount about direction of country
“'Most political figures have a honeymoon period and then see an inevitable decline in their ratings, but Biden’s decline started perhaps a little too quickly due to the delta variant and the Afghanistan withdrawal,' said Ashley Koning, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University." - Sinclair Broadcast Group 2 women running for governor, history in post-Cuomo New York
"Either would make history merely by getting nominated. No major party in New York has ever endorsed a woman for governor, said Kelly Dittmar, director of research at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University." - The Associated Press |
