Gov. Christie is running way behind Donald Trump — even in New Jersey. The latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll shows 32 percent of New Jersey Republican and GOP-leaning registered voters choose Trump for their party’s nomination.
“Trump tops the list for the second straight Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Meanwhile Christie’s New Jersey GOP support has been cut in half since August, when he was in second place at 12 percent. With just 5 percent of Republican voters naming him, Christie now trails Dr. Ben Carson and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, both at 13 percent, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 6 percent. While tied when results are rounded, he comes in sixth in mentions between former CEO Carly Fiorina and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, each also at 5 percent,” the Poll said in a news release.
The results show that 67 percent of voters think Christie should throw in the towel and come home.
“Other Republican candidates have been led by Trump in their home states’ polls, but virtually all still come in second or third,” said Ashley Koning, assistant director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University. “Christie no longer has any home state advantage. The voters who know him best blame not his competition but what Christie himself is doing – or not doing – for New Jersey.”
Hillary Clinton leads the Democratic New Jersey field, with almost half of all voters naming her as their top choice. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders follows, at 19 percent, while Vice President Joe Biden, not yet a candidate, comes in third, at 10 percent.
Earlier in the week, a Republican New Jersey state senator, Michael Doherty, came out for Trump. “I am grateful to have the endorsement of Senator Doherty who understands what is at stake in this election,” Trump said in a statement. Doherty has said that Christie’s ambitions kept him from doing the job he was elected to do in the Garden State. Polls have indicated N.J. residents think Christie has been long way too much.
A majority of New Jersey voters, 56 percent, disapprove of the job Christie is doing and 55 percent have a negative view of the governor, the poll reveals.
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