Plenty of New Jerseyans like the fact that they live in the only U.S. state that prohibits self-serve at the gas pump, according to a poll out of Monmouth University.
Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli has whittled away at Gov. Phil Murphy's lead, but the Monmouth survey doesn't find as close a race as other pollsters.
Over half of voters assign blame for nursing home deaths and small business woes to the governor, but over 60% say he's handled pandemic well in Monmouth Poll.
Monmouth University Poll finds Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy ahead of Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli, 51% to 38%. The gap was 16 points in August.
Respondents are more split when it comes to how schools should operate to start the 2021 academic year, and on vaccination requirements for students and staff.
Monmouth University Poll finds Gov. Phil Murphy leading Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli by 16 percentage points with 11 weeks until Election Day.