Christie is now New Jersey's least popular governor ever, with 15 percent approval
Source: Politico
By MATT FRIEDMAN 06/14/2017 11:58 AM EDT
Gov. Chris Christie now has the lowest approval rating of any New Jersey governor in recorded history, and its hurting his lieutenant governors campaign to replace him, according to a poll released Wednesday.
The Quinnipiac University poll shows Christies approval rating among New Jersey voters at just 15 percent, with 81 percent disapproving. Christies approval rating is the lowest Quinnipiac found for any governor it measured in any state in more than 20 years.
Christie, a Republican, had already tied former Democratic Gov. Brendan Byrne in a February Quinnipiac poll for the previous state record of 17 percent, which Byrne had set in a 1977 Eagleton poll after enacting New Jerseys first income tax (Byrne actually won reelection later that year).
The poll is the latest in Christies long decline in public opinion after reaching an approval rating in the 70s in aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. That was before the Bridgegate scandal began eroding his popularity, while his increasing time spent out-of-state to prepare a run for president further soured voters on him.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2017/06/14/with-15-percent-approval-christie-is-now-new-jerseys-least-popular-governor-ever-112747
MFM008
(19,850 posts)Will join him in the toilet soon.
Doitnow
(1,103 posts)They stick to each other----until they don't.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)Mystery sage
(576 posts)Txbluedog
(1,128 posts)in Krispy Kremes
VWolf
(3,944 posts)and I don't know anyone who likes him.
Although, many here claim he's too liberal.
Initech
(100,182 posts)crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)Democratic nominee Phil Murphy is leading LG Kim Guadagno in the polls 2-1
ResistantAmerican17
(3,874 posts)poll higher.
dalton99a
(81,758 posts)after the requisite ass-kissing
Hekate
(91,204 posts)JenniferJuniper
(4,517 posts)Bradical79
(4,490 posts)Governor Taft here in Ohio hit 6.5% in '05 or '06.
You can beat that Christie, I know you have it in you!
Judi Lynn
(160,755 posts)not fooled
(5,810 posts)are you gonna keep voting GOPee? Ever have second thoughts?
Let us hope they learn from experience but I doubt it.
They'll vote for the next puke candidate that comes along.
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