http://www.quinnipiac.eduRSS Feed for the latest polls from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute in Hamden, Conn.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/new-jersey/release-detail?ReleaseID=1749New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie would not be satisfied "playing second fiddle" as vice president, New Jersey voters say 52 - 36 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released May 16. The only people who think the governor would be satisfied are Republicans, 49 - 39 percent. All other political, gender and regional groups say he would not be satisfied.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/new-york-city/release-detail?ReleaseID=1748New York City voters say 59-34 percent that they would like to live in a building where no one is allowed to smoke, but these same voters say 53-44 percent that City Hall should not pressure building owners to ban indoor smoking, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released May 11.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/new-york-city/release-detail?ReleaseID=1747While Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has the highest approval rating of any New York City official, he trails each of three leading Democratic candidates by double digits in an early look at the 2013 race for mayor, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released May 10.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/ohio/release-detail?ReleaseID=1746The presidential race in Ohio remains too close to call as President Barack Obama gets 45 percent to 44 percent for Republican Mitt Romney, with a 45 - 45 percent dead heat if the GOP adds home-state Sen. Rob Portman as Romney's running mate, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released May 10.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/ohio/release-detail?ReleaseID=1745Ohio voter satisfaction with life in the state hits 51 percent, up from an all-time low of 29 percent in October and the first time it's back at the midpoint since 2007, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released May 9. But Gov. John Kasich still has a negative 41 - 44 percent approval rating, statistically unchanged from his 42 - 42 percent score in March.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/presidential-swing-states-%28fl-oh-and-pa%29/release-detail?ReleaseID=1743Riding the voter perception that he is as good as or better than President Barack Obama at fixing the economy, Republican challenger Mitt Romney catches up with the president in Florida and Ohio, two critical swing states, while the president opens an 8-point lead in Pennsylvania, according to a Quinnipiac University Swing State poll released May 3.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/connecticut/release-detail?ReleaseID=1740Connecticut baseball fans back the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 43 - 38 percent, the fourth straight year of Yankee dominance in the state, according to Quinnipiac University's annual Connecticut Baseball Poll released April 27.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/connecticut/release-detail?ReleaseID=1739While Connecticut voters support the death penalty in general 62 - 30 percent, they are evenly divided on the preferred punishment for a person convicted of murder, as 46 percent want the death penalty while 46 percent want life in prison with no chance of parole, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 25.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=1738The surge of economic optimism may have stalled as American voters say 41–35 percent they are worse off financially than four years ago, and 51 percent don’t expect their personal financial situation to change in the next 12 months, while 32 percent expect it to get better and 13 percent expect it to get worse, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 20.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/national/release-detail?ReleaseID=1737President Barack Obama holds a thin 46–42 percent lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released April 19. New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan lead the guess list for possible Romney running mates.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/new-jersey/release-detail?ReleaseID=1736President Barack Obama leads former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 49-40 percent in the New Jersey presidential race, a lead that shrinks to 49-42 percent if Gov. Christopher Christie runs as Romney's vice presidential pick, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 12.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/new-jersey/release-detail?ReleaseID=1735New Jersey voters say 70-21 percent that the New York Police Department (NYPD) is “doing what is necessary to combat terrorism” by gathering information on Muslim organizations and activities in the Garden State, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 11.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/new-york-state/release-detail?ReleaseID=1734New York State residents approve 42-15 percent of the Jets decision to acquire quarterback Tim Tebow and have a 44-11 percent favorable opinion of Tebow, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 9.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/new-york-state/release-detail?ReleaseID=1733Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney thumps former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum 54-21 percent among likely Republican primary voters in New York State, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 5.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/new-york-state/release-detail?ReleaseID=1732Despite serious concerns about the so-called "Big Ugly" agreement last month in Albany, New York State voters approve 68-19 percent of the job Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doing, continuing his year-long string of +60 approval ratings and brushing up against his all-time high 69-19 percent job score in February, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 4.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/pennsylvania/release-detail?ReleaseID=1731Favorite Son Rick Santorum leads former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 41-35 percent among likely voters in Pennsylvania's Republican presidential primary, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 3. Texas U.S. Rep. Ron Paul has 10 percent, with 7 percent for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/ohio/release-detail?ReleaseID=1729With a commanding lead among women, Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, the Democratic incumbent, leads Republican challenger Josh Mandel 46–36 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 29.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/florida/release-detail?ReleaseID=1730Breaking out of a dead heat in Florida, Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson opens a 44–36 percent lead over U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, the Republican challenger, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 29.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/presidential-swing-states-%28fl-oh-and-pa%29/release-detail?ReleaseID=1727In his best showing in this election cycle, President Barack Obama pulls away from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum in two critical swing states, while a third state remains too close to call, according to the March 28 Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/connecticut/release-detail?ReleaseID=1724Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon leads former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays 51–42 percent in the Republican primary for Connecticut’s U.S. Senate seat, but Shays runs better against possible Democratic candidates, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 22. This compares to a 50–35 percent McMahon lead September 16.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/virginia/release-detail?ReleaseID=1722Virginia voters disapprove of two hotly debated measures, to make it harder to get an abortion and easier to buy a handgun, as job approval ratings for Gov. Bob McDonnell and the State Legislature both drop, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 21.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/connecticut/release-detail?ReleaseID=1723Connecticut voters support 68–27 percent a proposal to allow adults to use marijuana for medical purposes, with a physician’s prescription, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 21. There is no gender, partisan, income, age or education group opposed.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/virginia/release-detail?ReleaseID=1721President Barack Obama leads all the Republican presidential candidates in Virginia, with his 50–42 percent margin over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney his biggest lead over Romney in this election cycle, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 20.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/pennsylvania/release-detail?ReleaseID=1720Pennsylvania voters support 46–40 percent renaming Penn State’s Beaver Stadium “Joe Paterno Stadium,” according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 16.