New Jersey: Democratic Givernor Corzine Sinks Further Behind
Posted Jul 15, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Maurice Berger, Political Director, PollTrack
Things continue to look bleak for incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine in his 2009 reelection bid. 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. . . . 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."
