| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18630 |
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New Jersey to Chris Christie: Paddle Your Own Canoe.
By 2:1, New Jersey residents say New Jersey Governor Chris Christie should not run for President of the United States, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for WABC-TV New York.
* While 67% of Republicans say Christie is qualified to be President of the United States, just 50% of Republicans say he should run. By contrast, 18% of Democrats say Christie is qualified to be President, 13% of Democrats say Christie should run. When all NJ adults are combined, 29% say run, 59% say don't. When just those who voted for Christie in 2009 are examined, half say run, half say don't. * 78% of Republicans say Christie would be a better President than Barack Obama, compared to 19% of Democrats and 44% of Independents. * 54% of New Jersey adults approve of the job Christie is doing as Governor, 40% disapprove, a Net Approval number of Plus 14. * When SurveyUSA put the question of a Christie presidential bid to voters in the state of Florida, a critical swing state and early 2012 Primary state, there too, voters by 2:1 tell Christie to stay out of the race. |
| Cell phone respondents included in this research: 500 New Jersey adults were interviewed by SurveyUSA 10/03/11. 82% of respondents were "landline" adults (persons with a home telephone) who were interviewed on the phone in the recorded voice of a professional announcer. 18% of respondents were "cell phone" adults (persons who do not use a home telephone) who were shown a visual display of the questionnaire on their smartphone or other electronic device. |
| 1 | Do you approve or disapprove of the job Chris Christie is doing as Governor? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | 2009 Vote | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Christie | Corzine | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <$50K | $50K - $ | $75K - $ | >$100K | N NJ | Central | S NJ | |
| Approve | 54% | 60% | 48% | 50% | 56% | 52% | 60% | 53% | 55% | 61% | 30% | 46% | 46% | 54% | 54% | 84% | 23% | 79% | 33% | 58% | 82% | 52% | 77% | 49% | 41% | ** | 50% | 44% | 60% | 51% | 43% | 66% | 58% | 46% | 56% | 58% |
| Disapprove | 40% | 35% | 44% | 39% | 38% | 46% | 36% | 39% | 41% | 33% | 62% | 52% | 44% | 30% | 42% | 14% | 70% | 20% | 62% | 32% | 14% | 41% | 18% | 45% | 51% | ** | 44% | 49% | 34% | 43% | 46% | 32% | 37% | 53% | 39% | 39% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 3% | 7% | 8% | 1% | 10% | 16% | 4% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 6% | 10% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 9% | ** | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 11% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 4% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 30% | 30% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 68% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 18% | 82% | 43% | 30% | 26% | 37% | 35% | 7% | 87% | 25% | 49% | 20% | 4% | 23% | 24% | 49% | 26% | 24% | 19% | 31% | 40% | 33% | 27% |
| 2 | Should Governor Chris Christie run for President of the United States in 2012? Not run for President? Or do you not know enough to say? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | 2009 Vote | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.4 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Christie | Corzine | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <$50K | $50K - $ | $75K - $ | >$100K | N NJ | Central | S NJ | |
| Should Run | 29% | 32% | 26% | 34% | 26% | 27% | 27% | 30% | 27% | 33% | 12% | 18% | 31% | 33% | 28% | 44% | 12% | 50% | 13% | 29% | 42% | 28% | 42% | 26% | 18% | ** | 27% | 27% | 31% | 21% | 20% | 41% | 31% | 32% | 30% | 21% |
| Should Not | 59% | 58% | 60% | 57% | 58% | 63% | 61% | 58% | 62% | 55% | 81% | 67% | 55% | 59% | 59% | 45% | 81% | 41% | 74% | 58% | 52% | 60% | 50% | 62% | 66% | ** | 62% | 65% | 55% | 63% | 69% | 49% | 58% | 63% | 57% | 60% |
| Don't Know | 12% | 10% | 14% | 9% | 16% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 6% | 15% | 15% | 9% | 13% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 12% | 6% | 13% | 8% | 12% | 16% | ** | 11% | 7% | 15% | 15% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 6% | 13% | 18% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 30% | 30% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 68% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 18% | 82% | 43% | 30% | 26% | 37% | 35% | 7% | 87% | 25% | 49% | 20% | 4% | 23% | 24% | 49% | 26% | 24% | 19% | 31% | 40% | 33% | 27% |
| 3 | Is Chris Christie qualified to be President? Not qualified? Or do you not know enough about Christie to say? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | 2009 Vote | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Christie | Corzine | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <$50K | $50K - $ | $75K - $ | >$100K | N NJ | Central | S NJ | |
| Qualified | 41% | 47% | 35% | 45% | 36% | 39% | 43% | 41% | 40% | 45% | 22% | 37% | 36% | 47% | 39% | 66% | 16% | 67% | 18% | 44% | 72% | 39% | 64% | 38% | 21% | ** | 34% | 37% | 44% | 36% | 30% | 51% | 44% | 41% | 37% | 39% |
| Not Qualified | 41% | 39% | 43% | 40% | 43% | 46% | 36% | 41% | 42% | 38% | 67% | 36% | 39% | 43% | 41% | 17% | 71% | 16% | 62% | 38% | 22% | 44% | 25% | 45% | 53% | ** | 43% | 50% | 38% | 40% | 48% | 39% | 41% | 44% | 44% | 34% |
| Don't Know | 18% | 14% | 22% | 15% | 21% | 15% | 21% | 18% | 18% | 17% | 12% | 27% | 25% | 10% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 20% | 17% | 6% | 18% | 11% | 17% | 25% | ** | 24% | 13% | 18% | 24% | 23% | 10% | 15% | 15% | 19% | 26% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 30% | 30% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 68% | 12% | 12% | 7% | 18% | 82% | 43% | 30% | 26% | 37% | 35% | 7% | 87% | 25% | 49% | 20% | 4% | 23% | 24% | 49% | 26% | 24% | 19% | 31% | 40% | 33% | 27% |
| 4 | Compared to Barack Obama, would Christie be a better President? A worse President? Or would he be about the same? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Cell Phone / Lan | 2009 Vote | Party Affiliation | Tea Party Member | Ideology | Education | Income | Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credibility Interval: ± 4.5 pct points | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Cell Pho | Landline | Christie | Corzine | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Yes | No | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | No HS | HS Grad | Some Col | College | <$50K | $50K - $ | $75K - $ | >$100K | N NJ | Central | S NJ | |
| Better | 44% | 49% | 39% | 39% | 43% | 45% | 50% | 41% | 47% | 50% | 10% | 46% | 32% | 37% | 45% | 76% | 13% | 78% | 19% | 44% | 84% | 39% | 69% | 37% | 25% | ** | 44% | 35% | 46% | 36% | 39% | 46% | 50% | 42% | 43% | 53% |
| Worse | 35% | 29% | 40% | 36% | 30% | 41% | 33% | 33% | 38% | 27% | 68% | 36% | 50% | 30% | 36% | 7% | 72% | 12% | 61% | 24% | 10% | 38% | 17% | 40% | 47% | ** | 35% | 45% | 32% | 39% | 35% | 37% | 33% | 49% | 33% | 25% |
| About The Same | 19% | 19% | 18% | 19% | 24% | 14% | 17% | 21% | 15% | 19% | 21% | 16% | 17% | 25% | 17% | 18% | 14% | 9% | 18% | 27% | 6% | 20% | 13% | 19% | 25% | ** | 17% | 18% | 21% | 22% | 21% | 17% | 15% | 9% | 25% | 21% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 4% | ** | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 2% | - | - | - |
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