Poll: Christie was tied with Romney for GOP nomination
As we enter what promises to be 10 months of speculation about whether New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will end up as the vice presidential pick for the Republican nominee next year, the Quinnipiac University Poll takes one last look back at the clamor for Christie to seek the top spot on the ticket. The poll finds that Christie was tied in first place with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with both collecting 17 percent of the support.
As we enter what promises to be 10 months of speculation about whether New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will end up as the vice presidential pick for the Republican nominee next year, the Quinnipiac University Poll takes one last look back at the clamor for Christie to seek the top spot on the ticket. The national poll finds that Christie was tied in first place with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, with both collecting 17 percent of the support.
Businessman Herman Cain brought in 12 percent while Texas Gov. Rick Perry took 10 percent. Remove Christie from the field, as he just did by announcing that he will not run for president, and Romney's support increases to 22 percent while Cain comes up to 17 percent and Perry gets 14 percent.
"This survey shows Gov. Christie is walking away from the possibility – at least today – to be elected president of the United States. Whether he would have won the GOP nomination or the election will never be known, but the data indicate he had a serious chance to win it all," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, in a news release announcing the poll results.