Gov. Christie Has 42-Point Lead Going Into His Re-Election Campaign

Gov. Chris Christie (R-New Jersey) has maintained a 40+ point lead on State Senator Barbara Buono since November of 2012, and that hasn’t changed with six in ten voters of the Garden State favoring Christie for re-election.  It’s roughy 63%-21% in the polls, and NJ Democrats are fractured concerning finding an alternative candidate to Buono to challenge the governor.

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Cory Booker, Christie’s only legitimate threat, has decided to run for the U.S. Senate in 2014.  President of the Senate Stephen Sweeney lost a huge political ally when New Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross endorsed Buono last month.  Furthermore, in 2011, Sweeney,  lost his support with the AFL-CIO, and has no access to the organization’s campaign cash.  Currently, Christie isn’t liked by many Republicans, but it looks as if Drumthwacket will remain occupied, at least ceremoniously, by a Republican.

According to Ariel Edwards-Levy of the Huffington Post:

Seven in 10 voters have a favorable opinion of Christie, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll released Tuesday, and support for his reelection in 2013 is at 64 percent, 5 points up from November.

Christie leads his only declared opponent, Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono, 63 percent to 21 percent, according to the poll, an increase of 4 points from his already overwhelming lead in November.

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A Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll released Tuesday also found majority approval for Christie and support for his reelection, with the governor maintaining a 42-point lead over Buono.

“There is a long history that shows horse race polling has little predictive value this far out from an election. This is especially true when there is a popular incumbent and a largely unknown challenger. The important number here is that six in 10 voters support Gov. Christie’s reelection,” Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, said in a release. “This suggests that the race should close in on a 20-point margin as the campaign progresses and Buono becomes better-known. The question remains whether the challenger can peel off Christie supporters to shrink that gap even more.”

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