Christie drops to single digits in New Jersey poll

by Jesse Byrnes - 10/15/15 11:19 AM ET

Support for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) presidential campaign has dropped to single digits in his home state, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released Thursday.

Christie is supported by just 5 percent of New Jersey Republican voters, tying for fifth place in the poll with former businesswoman Carly Fiorina and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

{mosads}In August, he was supported by 12 percent of the state’s Republicans. In August 2014, Christie had 41 percent support.

Sixty-seven percent of all New Jerseyans say Christie should end his presidential campaign. A little more than a quarter, 27 percent, say he should continue.

The emergence of candidates such as businessman Donald Trump, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) have contributed to a loss in interest for Christie.

Trump is supported by 32 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters in New Jersey, followed by Carson and Rubio at 13 percent each and Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) at 6 percent.

The top issues all voters listed for Christie’s low rankings recently included his job as governor, his attitude and character and perceptions of untrustworthiness.

The latest survey of 935 adults conducted Oct. 3 to Oct. 10 via landlines and cellphones has a margin of error of 3.2 points. The margin of error for the 273 Republican voters is 6.6 points.

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