Rasmussen Poll Shows Christie Leading Corzine
Well, that didn’t take long. Last week Christie was down in an FDU poll 40%-33%. But in a just-released Rasmussen poll, Christie leads Corzine by 2 percentage points, 42%-40%. Perhaps, it was Christie’s, umm, incredibly compelling response to Corzine’s ‘State of the State’ snoozefest that turned the tide?
Former U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie, the latest Republican to enter the New Jersey gubernatorial race, has a slight lead over Democratic incumbent Jon S. Corzine in a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state.
Christie leads Corzine 42% to 40%, essentially a toss-up given the poll’s margin of sampling error. Five percent (5%) support some other candidate, and 13% are undecided.
Forty-four percent (44%) approve of the way that Corzine has performed as Governor while 54% disapprove. Those figures include 12% who Strongly Approve and 32% who Strongly Disapprove. The governor is seeking a second four-year term in the elections this November.
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Republicans back Christie versus Corzine, who has the support of 66% of New Jersey Democrats. A plurality of unaffiliated voters prefer Christie, but 25% remain undecided.
My first reaction to this poll is clearly it’s good news for Republicans. Governor Corzine is clearly not too popular right now and the door is open to unseat him in November.
Of course, next time Rasmussen Reports runs their poll we’d like to see how the other Republican candidates, Steve Lonegan and Richard Merkt, are faring versus the Governor as well. After all, Mr. Christie hasn’t won anything yet. In fact, he might not win at all.
