The new Quinnipiac poll of the New Jersey gubernatorial races gives Republican nominee Chris Christie a slim lead over Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine — a late Christie surge, after Quinnipiac last poll had put Corzine ahead.
The numbers: Christie 42%, Corzine 40%, and independent Chris Daggett 12%, with a ±2.5% margin of error. In the previous poll from last week, Corzine had 43%, Christie 38%, and Daggett 13%.
The pollster’s analysis says that as of right now, Daggett is taking more votes away from Corzine than he is from Christie: “Daggett is the key to an incredibly close New Jersey election.”
