The new Quinnipiac poll in New Jersey further confirms that this race is going down to the wire, with Republican nominee Chris Christie ahead of Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine by just one point.
The numbers: Christie 41%, Corzine 40%, and independent Chris Daggett with 14%, with a ±2.8% margin of error. Two weeks ago, Christie had a lead of 43%-39%-12%.
The pollster’s analysis finds that both candidates have become quite unpopular:
“People obviously are listening to the negative ads from both sides. Both Corzine and Christie get a split, at best, on the ‘honesty’ question,” Carroll said.
“Corzine has failed to control the state budget, Christie ads proclaim. Voters agree. Christie is too vague on what he’d do as Governor, Corzine ads proclaim. Again, voters agree.
“The Corzine team obviously likes the mammogram attack on Christie. They keep running it. But New Jerseyans don’t like it. ‘Unfair,’ they say, almost 2 – 1.”
