1 3 <p>Things continue to look bleak for incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine in his 2009 reelection bid. <span style="font-size: small;">A new Quinnipiac University poll reports that "Republican challenger Christopher Christie is pulling away from Corzine and now holds a 53% to 41% lead among likely voters in the New Jersey Governor's race . . . This compares to a 50 - 40 percent lead for the former federal prosecutor in a June 10 survey. In a three-way matchup among likely voters, Christie leads Gov. Corzine 47% to 38% percent, with 8% for independent candidate Christopher Daggett.&nbsp; . . . In the two-way face-off, Corzine leads 76 - 19 percent among Democratic likely voters, while Christie leads 89% to 7% among Republicans and 64% to 28% percent among independent voters. This is a jump from Christie's 56 - 32 percent lead among independent voters June 10. In a three-way race, Daggett gets 13 percent of independent voters, with 54 percent for Christie and 24 percent for Corzine."<br /></span></p> Maurice Berger, Political Director, PollTrack 2009-07-14T14:08:56-04:00 1005 false true 2009-07-15T09:23:40-04:00 2009-07-15T09:23:40-04:00