Christie no longer 'hero' of Sandy recovery, poll says
ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie is no longer on a pedestal.
With multiple scandals and probes swirling around his administration, the Republican governor's approval rating has dropped nine points in a month and 20 points from last year, according to a Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press poll released Monday.
While the still unexplained George Washington Bridge access lane closures in September 2013 and resulting traffic jams, traced back to his office, have taken their toll on the governor's popularity, one of his former strong points — the state's recovery from superstorm Sandy — has shown a serious erosion of support.
Fifty-seven percent of those polled gave Christie a mediocre to failing grade in the handling of the recovery. Only five months ago, 72 percent of those polled gave him an A or a B for his efforts.
"This hole is getting deeper," said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. "Christie's image as the hero of Sandy is now just a fading memory."
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