TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s poll numbers have taken a hit since his budget address two weeks ago, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released this morning. Voters are split on whether they have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Christie, with 46 percent viewing him favorably and 44 percent unfavorably. That’s down significantly from December, when 49 percent of...
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s poll numbers have taken a hit since his budget address two weeks ago, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released this morning.
Voters are split on whether they have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Christie, with 46 percent viewing him favorably and 44 percent unfavorably. That’s down significantly from December, when 49 percent of voters saw Christie favorably and 39 percent had an unfavorable impression.
“While some polls showed Gov. Christie’s support increasing before the budget speech, reaction to the budget itself is mixed, which appears to be reflected in a decline in his post-speech favorability and job performance ratings,” said poll director David Redlawsk.
Forty-eight percent of voters said they are displeased with the govenror’s proposed budget, while 45 percent said they are pleased.
When asked to rate Christie’s job performance, 14 percent said excellent, 28 percent said good, 30 percent said fair and 26 percent said poor. Fourteen percent graded him with an A, 24 percent gave him a B, 26 percent gave him a C, 15 percent gave him a D and 19 percent failed him with an F.
President Obama fares better than Christie among Garden State voters, with 57 percent viewing him favorably to 36 percent unfavorably.
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez saw a slight uptick in his favorable ratings from December, with 34 percent of voters now viewing him favorably and 28 percent unfavorably. But the biggest number, 38 percent, had no opinion.
Rutgers-Eagleton surveyed 811 registered voters From Feb. 24 – 26. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.