Reuters/Yahoo! - NJ Governor Christie heavy favorite to win re-election: poll

[OmahaBlueDog]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three-quarters of New Jersey voters approve of Governor Chris Christie's job performance and nearly seven in 10 say he deserves to be elected to a second term in November, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday.

Christie, a Republican who is often mentioned as a potential presidential contender in 2016, has seen his popularity skyrocket since superstorm Sandy ripped through the state last fall.

The governor's embrace of President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and his angry rebuke of the Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives for its initial refusal to approve a storm aid package, helped cement his image as an independent-minded executive capable of rising above partisanship for the good of his constituents.

Congress eventually approved a $30 million aid package for storm-damaged areas in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut.

More at: http://news.yahoo.com/nj-governor-christie-heavy-favorite-win-election-poll-111941831.html

[Sekhmets Daughter]

1. $30 million?

Congress eventually got around to approving $50.7 Billion


http://www.firstcoastnews.com/topstories/article/292268/483/House-approves-507-billion-in-aid-for-Hurricane-Sandy-aid-victims

[JoeBlowToo]

2. "Heavy favorite?" That's not nice!

Just because he's a big fat fucking Republican doesn't mean we have to get cute about it!

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. He deserves to be re-elected,

at least based on his actions following the storm.

Evidently he has the approval of New Jersey residents.