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Christie’s approval rating soars

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Christie’s approval rating soars

By Justin Sink - 11/21/12 09:53 AM ET
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has seen a dramatic bump in his approval rating in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the super-storm that pummeled his home state late last month.

The Republican governor, who served as the keynote speaker at this year's Republican National Convention and is widely considered a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, is now seen favorably by 67 percent of New Jersey voters. That's a rise of 19 percentage points from October in the poll from Rutgers University released Wednesday.

Christie will face reelection next year, and is likely to face popular Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) in the contest. But if the governor is able to solidify some of the gains earned by his handling of the storm's aftermath, he could significantly improve his chances of winning a second term.



But there is a concern that Christie's short-term reward for working closely with President Obama could hurt his long-term prospects within the Republican Party. Already, some prominent conservatives have argued that Christie's embrace of the president in the days following the storm hurt GOP nominee Mitt Romney's electoral chances.

And there is evidence that Christie might simply be endearing himself to Democrats. A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday showed that New York voters were most likely to name Christie as having done the best job responding to the storm. Christie was the choice of 36 percent of voters, besting President Obama's 22 percent, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 15 percent and Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 12 percent.

Nearly nine in 10 voters across the river — 89 percent — said Christie's response was "excellent" or "good," besting the president's 85 percent and Bloomberg's 75 percent.

"The storm of the century brings out the best in Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Yorkers say. But that love-fest between New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie and President Barack Obama seems to have moved voters especially," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, in a statement. "While all four leaders get very high marks — it seems a hug or two never hurts."

In the Rutgers poll of New Jersey, 81 percent of voters said Christie and Obama showed "needed cooperation and bipartisanship," while just 12 percent said the governor went too far in embracing Obama.

Looks like voters are showing that they are sick and tired of this partisan fighting and bickering... Hopefully the far right of the Repubs can finally get this thru their head...
 

ranch hand

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Why the right Ot? How about Reid saying he will not work with republicans if Romney was elected! How about pelsoi saying she won't give her side won. You always have a comment trying to get a fight started. Your just like your democrat party, always trying to blame others for your own short minded ways. You get annoying after a couple posts of thinking your the smart one.
 

Whitewing

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I see OldTroll is at it again. I don't think I've ever seen anyone reach as far up their ass as you to find something, anything, to take a swipe at the "right wing nuts". Pathetic.
 

Steve

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there is already a bumper sticker floating around..

it is a NJ GOP elephant hugging Cory Booker.. telling Christie.. "Now you know how we felt! with the date Nov 5, 2013..

Christie's short lived support among NY liberals will not gain him GOP votes next November..
 

Steve

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While New Jersey Residents Suffer, Governor Christie Goes on Saturday Night Live

Tens of thousands of New Jersey residents are without power. Many have lost homes and everything else that they have. Some don’t have enough to eat and others are struggling to stay warm.

This is not the time for a responsible leader to go do his self-promoting shtick on Saturday Night Live. But Christie seems so tone deaf that he puts his self-promotion ahead of anything else.

Christie showing off the same routine that he does every time he’s in the vicinity of a video camera. And at a time when New Jersey residents still need help, why is their Governor spending time on a comedy show cracking jokes about what people have been going through?

We’ve got people from Louisiana and North Carolina coming in to help New Jersey, while Christie hops from one photo op to another. Sandy, like everything else, has turned out to be all about the monumental ego of a big man who wants to be an even bigger man.

well at least Chrisite didn't go on Letterman or call Barack a homeboy.. :?
 

hypocritexposer

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Do you guys all remember OT saying that Romney was the only one that could beat obama?

The left will continue to position a liberal Repub., just in case. and the political spectrum will continue to move left on the spectrum.

Fiscal cliff? It's a certainity, unless you elect a conservative. the fiscal cliff in Jan. is only a little one. the bigger one will come later.
 
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