Poll shows declining GOP support for Christie

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill

January 23, 2014, 08:33 am

By Mario Trujillo

Only 41 percent of Republican voters think New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has a strong future in their party, according to a Fox News poll.

The poll released on Wednesday night showed a 22 percent turnaround since the question was last taken after the 2012 presidential election. At that time, 63 percent of GOP voters said he had a strong future in their party.

Since then, Christie's image has taken a hit becuase of evidence his political appointees and staff were involved in a decision to close lanes on the George Washington Bridge to cause a traffic jam in Fort Lee, N.J., where the Democratic mayor had refused to endorse Christie's reelection bid.

The New Jersey governor, seen as a possible presidential contender in 2016, apologized and has sought to move on.

A battery of polling in the last week has shown Christie's approval ratings dropped after the bridge scandal.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/196185-poll-christies-future-in-republican-party-dims#ixzz2rEW3OqAk

[onehandle]

1. Nixon rebounded, especially after he was dead. nt

[DeSwiss]

2. K&R

- Who needs a traffic jam? Anybody?


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41%!!! Are you fu#$@!ing kidding me!?!?!
And I'm such a sweet guy too!!![/center]

[DonViejo]

3. The only thing missing from that picture is the spittle rolling out of his mouth. eom

[QuestForSense]

4. Spittle glands removed, thanks to the generosity of Charles and David Koch.

It's a little something they do for ALL of their protégés.

[Populist_Prole]

5. IMO they still like the guy, it's just that they consider what he did was impolitic

In that it was a too obvious and in-your-face way to push the 'GOP Inc' brand.

[Dopers_Greed]

6. Yep

They probably aren't against the abuses of power, they are just upset that he got caught and damaged the GOP.