Poll: Chris Christie Moves Up To Fourth Place In New Hampshire

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question as he addresses a gathering at the Chabad House at Rutgers University Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, in New Brunswick, N.J. Christie urged Democratic Sen. Cory Booker and th... New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question as he addresses a gathering at the Chabad House at Rutgers University Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, in New Brunswick, N.J. Christie urged Democratic Sen. Cory Booker and the state's congressional delegation to oppose the Iran deal, which is aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear weapons development.(AP Photo/Mel Evans) MORE LESS
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A Public Policy Polling survey out Thursday reveals New Jersey Chris Christie is making a comeback, at least in New Hampshire.

After lingering near the bottom of the presidential pack and being relegated to the under card debate last time around, the poll shows Christie in fourth place with 10 percent of the vote in New Hampshire among Republican primary voters.

Donald Trump is still leading the back with 27 percent of the vote. Ted Cruz is in second place with 13 percent of the vote and Rubio is holding on in third with 11 percent.

Christie’s rise, however, is significant given that the same poll in October found the governor was in the low single digits with 3 percent of the vote. Christie – who has bet his campaign on success in New Hampshire–won a key endorsement from the New Hampshire Union Leader Sunday. Since the Paris terrorist attacks, he has also worked to contrast his experience as U.S. Attorney who prosecuted terrorists after 9/11 with the death of foreign policy experience coming from Donald Trump and Ben Carson.

Christie’s favorability rating now exceeds every other Republican candidate in the race at 61 percent.

“Chris Christie’s rise in New Hampshire is good news not just for him but possibly for the other candidates struggling to gain traction right now,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “It shows that there’s still plenty of time for people to turn their campaigns around.”

The poll was conducted on landlines and online between Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 and included 454 Republican primary voters. The margin of error was 4.6 percent.

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  1. Bush has dropped from 5th place at 9% last month down now to 8th place at 5% this month. He continues to really struggle with GOP voters just flat not liking him- only 38% have a positive opinion of him to 45% with a negative one. His unfavorability rating ties him with George Pataki for the worst with New Hampshire Republicans.

    “Dearly beloved, we are gathered to remember a campaign that never got anywhere…”

  2. Avatar for edhedh edhedh says:

    christie rising: whales need to rise to the surface to take in massive amounts of air. this allows for some serious bloviating. news flash! jersey whale breeches. thar she blows!

  3. October found the governor was in the low single digits with 3 percent of the vote.

    I’d be rich if there was such a thing as trading in penny stocks for GOP candidates for president.

  4. Goody! Just in time for his Bridgegate indictments!

  5. Oh My — He’s got a roll … er… on a roll — ( sorry )

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