Posted on 11/09/2010 5:28:54 PM PST by RobinMasters
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is more popular in the heavily Democratic Garden State than is President Obama, but New Jersey voters still don't think he should make a run for president in 2012.
New numbers out Tuesday from Quinnipiac University show a full 51 percent of voters approve of the job Christie is doing, compared to just 38 percent who disapprove.
Given Christie's newfound national profile and the political battles he has taken on with organized labor interests in the blue state, Christie's high approval numbers are striking.
The governor's favorables top President Obama's numbers in a state the president won by double digits in 2008. The president wins approval from just 46 percent of voters, while a full 50 percent disapprove of Obama's performance.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Foundation cracking.
I don’t want him to run in 2012 either. I live in NJ and want him to stay right here.
I don’t blame you, FRiend. New Jersey found him first; New Jersey deserves his governorship for a full term. And let the world see how his Harding-style economics works. I happen to think very highly of President Harding, BTW ...
Warren Harding and the Forgotten Depression of 1920
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/article.php?view=275
Harding cut spending heavily and tax cuts at the same time. That’s the real story behind the Roaring 20s. Harding was more effective than Reagan and was largely smeared.
Right. The way things are going in NJ, we might see a shining Atlantic City on a Hill, a place for New Yorkers to envy! Wouldn’t that be something? New Yorkers wishing they lived in Jersey....
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