Christie Makes Inroads Among Democrats Against Corzine

July 1, 2009 3:13 PM | | Comments (1)

Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie is leading New Jersey Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine 45 percent to 39 percent with 15 percent undecided, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll conducted June 22-29. The margin of error is 3.5 points.

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That's somewhat closer than a Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday in which Christie led 51 percent to 41 percent, but Fairleigh Dickinson's Peter Woolley says "Even though it's early in the campaign, it is remarkable that a Republican is running ahead in New Jersey."

Christie's favorable-to-unfavorable ratio is 34 percent to 25 percent with another 28 percent saying they had not formed an opinion. Fifty-four percent see Corzine unfavorably compared to 31 percent who express a positive view of him. Among Democrats, 48 percent view Corzine favorably and 37 percent view him unfavorably. Only 66 percent support him for re-election while Christie gets 20 percent of Democratic votes.

President Obama has a 61 percent job approval rating among New Jersey voters and 27 percent of voters who approve of Obama are supporting Christie.

Christie beats Corzine 33 percent to 24 percent on the question of who is more honest and by 40 percent to 28 percent on who better understands the concerns of the average person.

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Categories: Fairleigh Dickinson University, Governor

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  1. Not so surprising as the Garden State is loath to keep one party or the other in the governors' office for more than eight years since the sixties.

    Posted by: gevan Author Profile Page | July 1, 2009 5:09 PM

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