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.
"I think the most positive thing we see here is a return to normal," said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. "During crisis situations, we tend to see rally effects."
Monmouth University poll finds Democrat Amy Kennedy ahead of Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew by 5 to 7 points in the 2nd District, one of NJ's two biggest races.
Monmouth University poll finds Republicans with a 1-point edge across the five most competitive House districts, all won by Democratic candidates in 2018.
Ben Dworkin, the director of the Rowan University Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship, is expecting Murphy to tout accomplishments over the past two years and give us a preview of his front-burner issues for 2020.
Some political leaders have indicated there could be an attempt to get a measure passed to legalize pot, but others indicate this won’t happen because Democrats simply don’t have the votes.