Republican Christopher Christie has a six point lead over Gov. Jon Corzine, 47%-41%, with independent Christopher Daggett at 11%, according to a new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey.  PPP is a North Carolina-based Democratic polling firm.

Christie's lead had increased four points last week and one point three weeks ago.  He has a 52%-29% lead among independents.

Corzine's favorables remain upside-down: 34%-57%.  Christie is at 43%-42%. 

"For most of the last three months the election had moved more and more in Jon Corzine's direction but it appears that his momentum stopped about three weeks ago," said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. "As Chris Daggett's support started to decline Christie's went back up."

Republican Christopher Christie leads Gov. Jon Corzine 42%-38%, with 13% for independent Christopher Daggett, according to a new survey conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP), a North Carolina-based firm that works primarily for Democrats.  Christie's lead is just fractionally above the margin of error.

Two weeks ago, PPP had the race in a statistical dead heat, with Christie ahead of Corzine 40%-39% and 13% for Daggett.   According to previous polls, Daggett was taking more votes from Christie than he was from Corzine; now Daggett's voters, by a 44%-32% margin, say that Corzine would be their second choice. 

Among independents, Christie leads Corzine 44%-25%, with 24% for Daggett.  Christie has 51%-40% favorables among independents, while Corzine is upside-down at 24%-70%.  Daggett's favorables with independents are 37%-32%.

"This race is going right down to the wire," said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. "The Daggett voters seem to be pretty volatile so if they go back to the Corzine camp he'll have a good shot of pulling it out. The campaign that does the better job of turning out its voters will win."

The poll has Daggett's negatives climbing: his favorables were at 30%-24% on October 13; now he's upside-down at 31%-36%.  His increased negatives come largely from Republicans.

Corzine continues to have upside-down favorables: 33%-60%.  Christie is nearly even: 45%-44%.

New Jersey voters don't believe Jon Corzine's campaign is deliberately seeking to make a campaign issue out of Christopher Christie's weight, according to a Public Policy Polling (PPP) poll.  Nearly half of the state's likely voters, 47%, say Corzine has not tried to drive the weight issue, while 35% believe he has.  More than eight out of ten voters (81%) say Christie's weight is not a legitimate issue, while 11% say it is.  Among likely voters, 4% say Christie's weight makes them more likely to vote for him, 19% say less likely, and 78% say it makes no difference.  PPP is a Democratic polling firm based out of North Carolina.

The race for governor is a statistical dead heat, with Republican Christopher Christie leading Gov. Jon Corzine by one percentage point, 40%-39%, according to a new survey conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP), a North Carolina-based firm that works primarily for Democrats.  Independent Christopher Daggett is running third with 13%.

A September PPP poll had Christie ahead by nine points.

"Pretty much every poll in the last two weeks has confirmed the new reality of the New Jersey Governor's race: it's a tossup," said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. "Democrats are getting on the same page with Jon Corzine and Chris Daggett's giving people disgusted with both candidates a place to go. It's going to go right down to the wire."

Corzine's favorables remain upside-down: 37%-55%.  But Christie's unfavorables are also higher than his favorables, 44%-42%.  Daggett is at 30%-24%.

Among independents, Christie leads Corzine 42%-28%, with 19% for Daggett.  Christie was at 48% among independents last month.

If Democrats dropped Jon Corzine and ran Cory Booker or Frank Pallone, Republican Christopher Christie would still be ahead, according to a poll released today by Public Policy Polling (PPP), a North Carolina-based firm that polls for Democrats.

Christie leads Booker, the Mayor of Newark, by a 41%-33% margin, and has a 20-point lead over Pallone, a twelve-term Congressman, 43%-23%.  A PPP poll released on Tuesday has Christie leading Corzine 44%-35%, with 13% for Independent Christopher Daggett.

"In 2002 when New Jersey Democrats changed their Senate nominee it went from a likely loss to a relatively easy win almost instantly," said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. "But if they tried that this year it looks like they'd continue polling just as poorly as they already are."

Booker has a 41%-20% favorable rating statewide, while Pallone is upside-down at 14%-25%.

PPP surveyed 500 likely New Jersey voters from September 11-14 and has a margin of error of +/- 4.5%.

Democrats have a real problem in New Jersey, if a new poll released by Public Policy Polling, a North Carolina-based firm that polls mostly for Democratic candidates and Democratic-leaning interest groups, is correct.  The poll has President Barack Obama’s favorables upside-down among N.J. voters, 45%-48%.

The poll has New Jersey’s two Democratic United States Senators also upside-down: Frank Lautenberg (D-Cliffside Park) has approvals of 38%-44%, and Robert Menendez (D-Hoboken) has approvals of 27%-40%. 

“There are more Obama voters in New Jersey now who don’t approve of him than there are (John) McCain voters who believe he’s doing a good job,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. “This is the first time we’ve found that anywhere and it makes you wonder how effective Obama’s really going to be on behalf of Jon Corzine.”

The weirdest part of the poll: 21% of New Jerseyans believe Obama is not a natural born citizen, 19% say George W. Bush had advance knowledge of 9/11, and 8% say Obama is the Anti-Christ.

Christopher Christie has a nine point lead in the race for Governor, 44%-35% over incumbent Jon Corzine, with Independent Christopher Daggett at 13%, according to a poll released by the North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling.  The firm polls mostly for Democratic candidates.

Corzine's favorables are upside-down at 33%-56, while Christie is at 45%-41%

The poll has Christie leading 48%-29% among independents; 74% of independents have an unfavorable view of Corzine.  Corzine is at just 64% among Democrats.

"It's unlikely at this point that Corzine's going to be able to convince voters to pick him because they like him," said Tom Jensen, a spokesman for the poll.  "And while his initial salvos against Christie have helped tighten the race, it hasn't been nearly enough."