April 21, 2009 - 4:22pm
Inside Edge

Poll: Christie leads Corzine by 11 points; governor in a dead heat with Levine

A new poll shows Franklin Mayor Brian D. Levine, left, who may be forced off the GOP gubernatorial primary ballot because he didn't get enough signatures, in a statistical dead heat with Gov. Jon Corzine. Assemblyman Rick Merkt (R-Mendham), right, who is on the ballot, is 15 points down.

According to a report in the National Review, Strategic Vision will release a poll on Wednesday that shows former U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie leading Gov. Jon Corzine by eleven points, 47%-36%.  Corzine has an upside-down approval rating of 36%-54%.

Against Franklin Mayor Brian Levine, Corzine is in a statistical dead head with a 42%-40% lead.  Corzine leads former Bogota Mayor Steven Lonegan by five points, 44%-39%, and has a fifteen point lead, 45%-30%, against Assemblyman Rick Merkt (R-Mendham).

Quinnipiac University will release a new gubernatorial poll tomorrow.

Wally Edge can be reached via email at politicsnj@aol.com.