Poll: Christie Retains Commanding Lead In NJ

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a 2-1 job approval rating and a 2-1 lead over State Sen. Barbara Buono, his Democratic challenger, but his coattails seem to have very little impact on voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Gov. Christie tops Sen. Buono 61 - 29 percent, virtually unchanged from the results of a June 10 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. In today's survey, Christie leads 59 - 30 percent among women, 64 - 28 percent among men, 93 - 2 percent among Republicans and 67 - 24 percent among independent voters. Buono takes Democrats 55 - 35 percent. New Jersey voters give Christie a 68 - 26 percent job approval rating, keeping him number one in job approval among the governors in the nine states surveyed by Quinnipiac University. . . . Christie gets a 66 - 27 percent favorability rating and voters say 66 - 26 percent, including 46 - 44 percent among Democrats, that he deserves to be reelected.