U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie would be virtually tied in a race against Gov. Corzine according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this morning.
The poll found that 41 percent of registered voters would back Christie compared to 40 percent for Corzine.
Christie, who has made his reputation as a corruption fighter with a series of high-profile prosecutions, is widely considered Republicans' best shot in next year's governor's race. He has not said whether he will run.
"Gov. Jon Corzine is in trouble. Since most New Jersey voters say they don't know a lot about Christopher Christie, Gov. Corzine's record and inability to unscramble the state's budget mess is pulling him down," said Clay Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
The poll found New Jersey voters disapprove of Corzine's job performance 48 percent to 42, an improvement over the 52 percent disapproval he faced in a June 11 poll.
The poll surveyed 1,519 registered New Jersey voters and has a 2.5 percent margin of error.
On the U.S. Senate race, Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg leads Republican challenger Dick Zimmer 48-41 among likely New Jersey voters. The poll included 1,468 likely voters.
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