Gov. Christie dropped out of the presidential nomination race and returned to New Jersey where a new poll shows only 29 percent of registered voters have a favorable opinion of him. That’s down four points since December in the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. His unfavorable rating is an all-time high of 59 percent.
Christie’s overall job approval is at its all-time low of 33 percent; 61 percent disapprove.
“After six months on the campaign trail and a year of being mostly out of state, Governor Christie is not being welcomed by New Jerseyans with open arms – in fact, quite the opposite,” said Ashley Koning, assistant director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University. “Even during the most contentious moments of his governorship – his polarizing first years in office or in Bridegate’s immediate aftermath – the governor’s numbers never reached the consistent lows we saw throughout his run for president and see now upon his return.”
“Christie’s favorability is down among partisans of all stripes. Just 12 percent of Democrats (down three points) and 25 percent of independents (down five points) have a favorable opinion of him. While a majority of Republicans are still in his corner, even they have grown more negative – now at 63 percent favorable (down seven points) to 25 percent unfavorable (up five points).”
“Going into a budget address with such low ratings does not bode well for Christie’s agenda,” said David Redlawsk, professor of political science at Rutgers. “There seems little reason for the Democrats who control the legislature to warmly embrace a governor voters feel so cool about.”
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