January 16, 2008 - 9:52am
Corzine’s popularity dips
By Matt Friedman
Tags: Jon Corzine
A Monmouth University/Gannett poll puts Gov. Corzine’s approval rating in the negative for the first time.
Corzine’s job performance approval rating stands at 40%, while 44% of New Jerseyeans disapprove of his performance – that’s down significantly from an October Monmouth poll that had his approval at 46% and disapproval of 32%.
Corzine’s popularity dropped six points among Democrats, six points among independents and 13 points with Republicans.
The poll also asked residents to assign Corzine a letter grade on several local issues, drawing an overall C-minus.
"Jon Corzine has deposited little in the bank of public good will so far," said Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray. "Considering what he now wants to accomplish with his debt reduction plan, it is not an auspicious start to the second half of his term."
The poll sampled 804 adult New Jersey residents, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5%.
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Johnny on the skids...
People are tired of the high-tax, zero-growth liberalism that Corzine has wrought upon us...wait till the toll plan is fully out there it'll be bye-bye for him!
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truly bad news at the worst possible time for Corzine.
Democratic legislators are going to run for cover and disavow this plan of his.
The only worse news would be if he isn't paying attention.
Corzine has not been around long enough to remember 1990 and 1991. And he is now showing a propensity to buy legislative votes as well. If he is preparing to sacrifice individual Democrats in the Legislature for the passage of his plan, then they need to be prepared to do their own Profiles in Courage routine and stand up to stop their own sacrifice.
If he is not hearing the feedback that New Jerseyans are (politely) giving him -- and by all indications, that's the case -- then it's not just the state that's in trouble, but the legislative majorities as well.
Voters in November were pretty vocal -- again -- if you were listening. They were polite, but they have had it.
Voters don't need to rally in front of the State House or put bumper stickers on their pick-up trucks to give you fair warning.
Democratic challenge...
It would seem to me primarying Corzine would hardly be a suicide exercise at this point. Maybe Andrews, Booker or another new kind of fically sensible Democrat can end Corzine's lame career.
NJ Does Not Own the Turnpike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When is someone going to ask the obvious question that both the Dems and the press seem to be ignoring. Who owns the Turnpike and GSP? Answer, the NJ Turnpike Authority. And the state does not own the AC Expressway either. Corzine and the Dems are whistling past the bondyard thinking they can just pass the toll increases and take the money and run. The combined debt of the bonded indebtedness of the two roads is in the $4 billion range and there are bond holders that have to first agree to the arrangement and be paid off before any of this can ever happen. Don't know what the dollars are with the AC Expressway, but just go to their annual financial statement to find it.
So, if the state already has about $35 billion in debt, the financial guru wants to take on 4 or 5 billion more? Right!
Ok, sell the naming rights to each state building in Trenton and every road and bridge in NJ in perpetuity. The only problem is does anyone really trust anyone in Trenton to not spend every new dime they get their hands on? First things first. Stop spending, then cut spending. What a bunch of idiots. Wonder if Goldman Sachs was run this way.
Actually
THe transporation authorities are quasi-state agencies whose employees are considered state workers. At the bottom line the state does own the highways