Christie in a four-way tie for 3rd place with 4%, Quinnipiac poll shows

A majority of Americans have an unfavorable view of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Christie’s favorables are at 19%, with unfavorables at 53%.  His numbers are even worse among Republicans: 17% favorable and 58% unfavorable.

In a matchup of Republican presidential candidates, former President Donald Trump leads Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, 53%-23%.   Christie is in a four-way tie for third place with former Vice President Mike Pence, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina); each is at 4% — Christie’s best showing yet.

Christie’s numbers drop to 2% among very conservative Republicans, but jump to 7% against Republicans who identify as moderate or liberal.

One-quarter of Americans (25%) haven’t heard enough about him to form an opinion. That makes him the fourth most well-known GOP presidential candidate behind Trump, Pence, and DeSantis.   Haley is unknown by 35% of Republicans, Scott by 45%, Vivek Ramaswamy by 66%, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson by 74%, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum by 89%.

President Joe Biden’s job approvals are upside-down at 41%-53, and his favorables are also upside-down, 42%-54%.  Trump’s favorables are at 37%-39%; among Republicans, he’s at 70%-19%.

Biden leads Democratic primary challenger Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. by a 70%-17% margin, with Marianne Williamson at 8%.

In general election head-to-heads, Biden leads Trump by four points, 48%-44%.

“A federal indictment. A court date on a litany of charges.  A blizzard of critical media coverage.  The negative impact on the former President’s standing with voters?  Not much at all,” said Tim Malloy, a Quinnipiac polling analyst.

The Quinnipiac poll surveyed 1,929 U.S. Adults between June 8-12 with a margin of error of +/- 2.2%, and 1,735 self-identified registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 3.7%.  The poll also included 700 Republicans and Republican leaners, and 722 Democrats and Democratic leaners, also with a 3.7% margin of error.