Christie has nowhere to go but up, GOP polls show

Former Gov. Chris Christie continues to hover just above zero in independent polls released since he launched his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination last Tuesday.

A CBS News/YouGov poll that was in the field after Christie’s announcement and the indictment of former President Donald Trump put the former New Jersey governor in a three-way tie for sixth place with 1% among Republicans.  Trump leads Ron DeSantis, 61%-23%, followed by Mike Pence and Tim Scott (4%), and Nikki Haley (3%).

In Iowa, an American Greatness poll has Trump 15 points in front of DeSantis, with Christie in sixth place with 2%.

A Public Policy Polling survey of Wisconsin Republicans, a Critical Insights poll of Republicans in Maine, and a Deseret News/Hinckley Institute poll of GOP voters in Utah didn’t include Christie.

But Christie did hit 1% in a Public Policy Institute of California poll released last Tuesday.

Christie was at 1% in today’s Issues & Insights poll of Republicans and Republican leaners and is tied for seventh place in a national poll that has Trump a 55%-19% leading DeSantis, with Pence at 6%.