The president’s approval is up in New Jersey, and the “wrong direction” number is down. According the latest poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind™, 51% of New Jersey voters say they approve of the way the president is handling his job, while 42% percent disapprove.
In trial heats, Obama handily beats each of the still-standing Republican candidates for president. Against Mitt Romney he coasts 50%-37%. Against Ron Paul he wins 52%-34%. Against Santorum, Obama’s margin widens to 54%-33%, and against Newt Gingrich to 56%-29%.
In every case, the president’s wide margin is accounted for in women’s votes. Women give the president margins from 27 points against Romney (57-30), to 40 points over Gingrich (63-23).
http://publicmind.fdu.edu/2012/womenboost
