More Voters Know Corzine, but Christie Still Leads in New Jersey

June 30, 2009 11:34 AM | | Comments (1)

Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie remains unfamiliar to some voters in New Jersey, but they still prefer Christie over Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in this year's race, according to a new survey from Public Policy Polling,.

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A total of 25 percent of New Jersey voters surveyed June 27-29 did not express an opinion about Christie, a former U.S. Attorney who won his party's nomination June 2. But only 8 percent of voters indicated no opinion of the governor, who is seeking a second term in office. Corzine, who has been dragged down by the state's economic woes, had an unfavorable rating of 56 percent in the survey, and his favorable rating was 36 percent. Christie's unfavorable rating was 33 percent and his favorable was 43 percent.

In a general election match up, Christie led Corzine 51 to 41 percent with 9 percent undecided.

One potentially bright spot for Corzine is that 30 percent of voters surveyed said they may change their candidate preference. The other 70 percent indicated they were "solidly committed" to their candidate of choice.

CQ Politics rates the race a Tossup.

To follow the 2009 and 2010 governors' races, check out CQ Politics' election map.

-Rachel Kapochunas

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Categories: Governor, Public Policy Polling

Tags: Christie, Corzine, Newjersey

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  1. Better start unloading those millions of Goldman-Sachs dollars before these poll numbers start to set in stone.

    Posted by: NObama Author Profile Page | June 30, 2009 1:11 PM

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