Quinnipiac Poll--New Jersey: Obama and Christie approval ratings

[WI_DEM]

Quinnipiac
8/9-17/10; 1,190 registered voters, 2.8% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(Quinnipiac release)

New Jersey

Job Approval / Disapproval
Gov. Christie: 51 / 36 (chart)
Pres. Obama: 47 / 37 (chart)

[Kdillard]

1. Really Christie has a 51 % approval despite all the people his budget

has caused to be laid off. Go figure. I guess the people of NJ are getting what they want.

[bigdarryl]

3. And yet the peoplke of the country blame Obama for the high unemployment and his poll numbers

go south

[ProSense]

5. Ever notice how

Democrats' numbers fall during bad economic times while Republicans' rise?

Corzine's numbers never recovered, and he avoided mass job cuts. Yet Christie, who is inflicting financial pain on voters, including job cuts, sees his numbers climbing.

[Kdillard]

8. Yeah and Corzine inherited absolute crap from the previous Governor.

[ProSense]

2. Not according to the Rutgers-Eagleton poll

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Obama and Christie have influence

Voters’ opinions about President Obama and Gov. Christie have some bearing on how voters see the congressional races. President Obama is seen favorably by 52 percent of New Jersey votes, and unfavorably by 36 percent, compared to 56 to 31 percent in March. Meanwhile, Gov. Christie is viewed favorably by 46 percent and unfavorably by 39 percent, up from April, when his rating was 33 percent favorable and 37 percent unfavorable.

Support for Obama appears to have a stronger partisan influence on registered voters, than Christie. Statewide, voters who view Obama favorably say they will vote for a Democrat for Congress, 61 percent to 8 percent for a Republican, while those favorable to Christie support a Republican 55 percent to 14 percent.

In districts held by Democrats, Christie support increases the vote for a challenger over the incumbent. Voters favorable towards Christie say they will vote for a challenger, 39 percent to 20 percent, while those unfavorable towards the Governor support the incumbent, 42 percent to 24 percent, a 37 point shift away from the Democratic incumbent based on Christie favorability in Democratic districts. Obama’s influence in Republican districts is not as strong. While support for Obama also leads to support for a challenger, 28 percent to 24 percent, those unfavorable towards Obama support the Republican incumbent, 40 to 19 percent. This is a shift of only 25 points from the incumbent based on favorability towards Obama in GOP districts.

“Voters in Democratic districts are more easily moved by support for Christie than are voters in GOP-held districts by support for Obama; Republicans are just less likely to defect,” said Redlawsk.

Statewide results do not include the 3rd Congressional District, where a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released Aug. 10 shows incumbent Democrat John Adler leading Republican Jon Runyan 31 to 25 percent.

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[bigdarryl]

4. when was this poll conducted because the other poll is BRAND NEW

[Kdillard]

7. This poll seems to be brand new also. The article says it was released on 8/17/10 so about 2 days a

[WI_DEM]

10. that's good news!

[flyarm]

16. looks like it was polled as follows.

The poll of 751 registered New Jersey voters was conducted Aug. 5 to Aug. 8.

click on this link in original post:

Visit http://eagletonpoll.blogspot.com

[davidkc]

18. Favorability and job approval are not the same

Favorability numbers are usually about 5% higher than job approval for any politician.

[WI_DEM]

6. there isn't much difference right now between Christie and Obama

president has a plus 10 approval rating while Christie is at +15--both have a similar disapproval. More are undecided at this point about Obama.

[bigdarryl]

9. Just keep in mind I live in NJ and Quinnipiac is NOTORIOUSLY off every NJ election

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

17. Yeah, they always put NJ in the "toss up" category. Turns out that Obama kicked McCain's ass in NJ!!

[Robbins]

11. NJ

Wow the voters here must like all the budget cuts Christie has made.I guess they don't care If Teachers and other state workers get
laid off.

[bigdarryl]

13. they don't I hear it all the time they talk about state workers as if we are MILLIONAIRES

[WI_DEM]

14. hate to say it but many voters don't care about "state workers" and think they are lazy

I hear it all the time--I live in a capital city and people think state workers have cushy jobs with great benefits and get every holiday off including Lincoln's birthday.

[Kdillard]

15. Yep in the comments section that seems to be the message and hating the unions.

[BootinUp]

12. Time to start pouring some real money into national

campaign ads or something. This is getting ridiculous.