The latest Strategic Vision (R) poll of the New Jersey gubernatorial race finds Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine trailing his Republican opponent, former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie, by a hefty margin.
The numbers: Christie 53%, Corzine 38%, with a ±3% margin of error, not significantly changed from the 51%-39% Christie advantage a month ago.
Interestingly, this poll also says that President Obama’s approval has been declining in New Jersey, down to 50% approval against 40% disapproval, compared to a 56%-38% margin a month ago. This is an important number because New Jersey is a traditionally Democratic state, and Corzine is expected to tie himself heavily to the Obama brand while tying Christie to the unpopular national GOP.
If Obama were to become something less than super-popular in this state, that could complicate Corzine’s efforts.
