Poll Watch: Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey Political Survey

Rutgers-Eagleton New Jersey Political Survey

Please rate how Chris Christie is handling his job as governor, using a grading scale from A to F.

• A: 13% [14%] (14%)
• B: 25% [32%] (24%)
• C: 18% [20%] (26%)
• D: 24% [14%] (15%)
• F: 19% [21%] (19%)

Among Independents

• A: 15%
• B: 26%
• C: 19%
• D: 26%
• F: 14%

Thinking about New Jersey, if the 2013 election for governor were today, would you vote to reelect Governor Christie, would you go with someone else or would you not vote?

• Someone else 49%
• Re-elect Christie 42%
• Not vote 2%
• Don't know 7%

Among Independents

• Someone else 46%
• Re-elect Christie 45%
• Not vote 6%

Please rate how Barack Obama is handling his job as President, using a grading scale from A to F.

• A: 8% [14%] (11%)
• B: 25% [32%] (32%)
• C: 30% [27%] (30%)
• D: 18% [16%] (14%)
• F: 19% [20%] (12%)

Among Independents

• A: 6%
• B: 22%
• C: 33%
• D: 20%
• F: 18%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Frank Lautenberg 37% / 30% {+7%}
• Bob Menendez 35% / 28% {+7%}
• Barack Obama 44% [55%] (57%) / 44% [32%] (36%) {0%}
• Chris Christie 45% [44%] (46%) / 47% [42%] (44%) {-2%}
• Tea Party 23% / 54% {-31%}
• U.S. Congress 14% / 73% {-59%}

Among Independents

• Chris Christie 47% / 45% {+2%}
• Barack Obama 36% / 49% {-13%}

Survey of 615 registered voters was conducted August 9-15, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.9 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted in April 2011 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted in February 2011 are in parentheses. Party ID breakdown: 31% Democrat; 19% Republican; 50% Independent.