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New Jersey voters approve 56 - 38 percent of the job Gov. Christopher Christie is doing and say 52 - 40 percent that he deserves reelection 12 months from now, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Gov. Christie's approval rating is up from a 53 - 42 percent score in a September 5 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University, shortly after he delivered the keynote address at the Republican National Convention, but short of his 59 - 36 percent all- time high score April 11. In today's survey, men approve of the governor 62 - 33 percent while women approve 50 - 42 percent. White voters approve 61 - 34 percent, but black voters disapprove 69 - 26 percent. Independent voters approve 62 - 32 percent. In an early look at the 2013 election for governor, Christie leads Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a possible Democratic challenger, by a narrow 46 - 42 percent. \"New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie's job-approval edges up a couple of points, but short of his all-time high. More than half of the state's registered voters think he's earned a second term,\" said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. \"A sneak peak at the 2013 election for governor shows Newark Mayor Cory Booker could give Gov. Christie a run for his money, if the mayor decides to run.\" Christie runs better against other possible Democratic challengers: *\tTopping State Sen. Richard Codey, the frequent fill-in governor, 47 - 41 percent; *\tBeating State Sen. Barbara Buono 49 - 33 percent; *\tBesting Assembly member Lou Greenwald 50 - 31 percent. \"Let's see how the field shapes up if Booker takes a pass. Each of the possible challengers draw 60 to 74 percent of the Democratic vote, in this very blue state, with State Sen. Richard Codey a bit stronger than State Sen. Barbara Buono or Assembly member Lou Greenwald,\" Carroll said. Tax Cuts New Jersey voters say 52 - 39 percent that they support a Democratic plan to delay a vote in the State Legislature for a possible tax cut until they see if tax revenues are strong enough to support such a cut. Democrats back the delay 83 - 10 percent while Republicans back Christie's call for an immediate vote on a tax cut 76 - 16 percent. Independent voters are divided with 47 percent saying wait and see and 44 percent saying vote now. Voters with household income of more than $250,000 per year say vote now 53 - 44 percent, while voters in all other income, age and education groups say wait and see. \"It's been obscured by the focus on the presidential election, but taxes remain a live New Jersey issue,\" Carroll said. \"In the tax cut debate, Christie's vote-to-cut-now plan loses to the legislative Democrats' wait-and-see position.\" From October 10 - 14, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,405 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.6 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter."}
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