Gov. Christie stepped up his criticism of President Obama and has emphased other Republican talking points, but it hasn’t done much for him where they know him best — New Jersey. A new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll shows registered voters still have a largely negative view of him and the job he is doing as governor.
“Thirty-five percent of New Jersey registered voters have a favorable opinion of Christie; while up five points from August, this is still the second lowest rating he has ever received,” according to a news release. “Likewise, while unfavorable ratings have improved by four points, 55 percent remain negative toward the governor. Voters in the Garden State have been consistently more unfavorable than favorable toward him since October 2014.”
His overall job approval is nothing to write home about either:
Thirty nine percent now approve (up two points), while 56 percent disapprove (down three points). A majority has consistently disapproved of the job Christie is doing since February 2015.
“Christie recently had a solid GOP debate performance and scored some major Iowa donors for his presidential campaign, but things have yet to significantly pick up for him back home,” said Ashley Koning, assistant director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University. “Even with some small signs of improvement this month, the bipartisan popularity he touts on the campaign trail no longer exists in New Jersey. Christie has lost support among virtually all Democrats, a large number of independents, and even many within his own party.”
And, 61 percent of voters are now saying New Jersey has gone off on the wrong road and 32 percent say it is going in the right direction.
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