Public Reacts to 'Cory 2020'
Source: Monmouth University Polling Institute
West Long Branch, NJ – Sen. Cory Booker’s nascent presidential bid may get mixed reviews in his home state, but he starts off on much better footing than New Jersey’s last major contender, former governor Chris Christie. The Monmouth University Poll finds that Booker continues to earn a net positive job rating from Garden State residents, although his disapproval numbers have climbed. Most feel he will not be able to keep up with his senatorial duties while he is running for president but don’t think he needs to resign. However, if Booker is able to win the Democratic nomination, most New Jerseyans say he should forego a simultaneous run to retain his U.S. Senate seat in 2020.
Booker earns a 48% approve to 36% disapprove rating from Garden State residents for his performance as the state’s junior U.S. senator. Another 16% have no opinion. His standing among registered voters is 48% approve to 38% disapprove. In April 2018, he earned a 54% approve to 31% disapprove rating from the state’s voters. Booker’s current approval rating is similar to where he stood in the first year of his term, but his disapproval rating is the highest it has been since he took office in 2013.
Booker’s rating among independents (37% approve to 42% disapprove) has flipped since last year (52% approve to 33% disapprove). His rating among Republicans (13% approve to 75% disapprove) has become slightly more negative than last April (21% approve to 64% disapprove). Opinions of Democrats (81% approve to 8% disapprove) are similar to last year (77% approve to 9% disapprove).
“Booker has become better known to his constituents over the past two years, but his presidential bid and elevated national profile may have worn off some of the sheen. Part of the problem could be that New Jerseyans haven’t fully recovered from Christie’s run four years ago,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.
Read more: https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/reports/monmouthpoll_NJ_021419/
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