As Chris Christie tries to convince voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina he’s worth a consideration, back home in New Jersey the people who know him best give him a 59 percent unfavorable rating in a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll out today. Just 30 percent have a favorable rating for Christie, that’s an eight-point drop since April.
“Governor Christie has not experienced any kind of 2016 announcement ‘bump’ in ratings from voters back home – in fact, quite the opposite,” said Ashley Koning, assistant director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University. “… He is edging toward the lowest ratings recorded for any New Jersey governor over 45 years of Rutgers-Eagleton Polls.”
What do voters dislike about Christie? Eighteen percent cite his character, attitude, and image as reasons for their unfavorable feelings; another 10 percent use such terms as untrustworthy, deceitful, and liar. Among the 30 percent who are favorable, 28 percent point to his honesty and straightforwardness, 15 percent like his overall governing style and performance, and 14 percent each cite his personality and his attempts to better New Jersey.
His job approval rating among N.J. voters is on the skids too — it now stands at 37 percent approve (down four points) to 59 percent disapprove (up five points).
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