Clinton Solidifies Leads Over Primary Rivals and Giuliani in New JerseyPresident Bush's job approval rating hits new low at 19 percent

EMBARGOED UNTIL 9 A.M. EDT OCT. 26, 2007

Oct. 26, 2007

(Release 163-2)

CONTACT:

TIM VERCELLOTTI, Ph.D., (732) 932-9384, EXT. 285; (919) 812-3452 (cell)

CLINTON SOLIDIFIES LEADS OVER PRIMARY RIVALS

AND GIULIANI IN NEW JERSEY

PRESIDENT BUSHS JOB APPROVAL RATING HITS NEW LOW AT 19 PERCENT

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U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton has surged to a 31-point lead over her nearest rival in the upcoming New Jersey Democratic primary, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

The statewide telephone survey, conducted Oct. 18-23, showed Clinton leading U.S. Sen. Barack Obama by a margin of 52 percent to 21 percent among voters who identified themselves as Democrats or who said they lean Democratic. Former senator John Edwards was third, with eight percent. Clinton held a 24-point lead over Obama in a previous Rutgers-Eagleton Poll in August.

For complete release please go to http://eagletonpoll.rutgers.edu/.

CONTACT: Tim Vercellotti, Ph.D.

732-932-9384, Ext. 285

919-812-3452 (cell)

E-mail: tim.vercellotti@rutgers.edu