Gov. Chris Christie was tart when asked about this morning’s Eagleton Poll. “Why don’t you just stop right there. You know I don’t answer questions on the Eagleton Poll,” he said.
While his overall performance was better than ever in this poll, when asked if he deserved reelection, only 44 percent said yes while 47 percent said it’s time for someone else.
“The Eagleton Poll is crap. It’s never good, it’s never accurate. When I see the headlines that say Eagleton Poll, I just fold the paper up, I don’t read it because it’s never right, ever,” Christie said. “When it’s good for me it’s not right. When it’s bad for me it’s not right. It’s never right. So save it, Michael, I’m not answering questions on the Eagleton Poll.”
The poll he would talk about was yesterday’s Pew Research Survey that showed Mitt Romney suddenly leading President Barack Obama 49 percent to 45, a gain of 12 percentage points over the last Pew poll.
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“Roller coasters in political campaigns are fun to watch, just don’t ride them. Things will go up and down. You’ve got 28 days to go til this election. It will change a number of times again in my view,” Christie said. “From my perspective as a Romney supporter that’s a good thing, but it’s not as if I’m saying OK time to put the feet up and relax, all is well. He’s gonna win. Twenty-eight days to go. I have said over and over again for the last couple of years, the president of the United States is a formidable political force.”
Christie was in the heart of Jersey City this morning visiting a state-backed family support center. After a brief exchange there, he crossed the street to answer questions from the press.
This evening and tomorrow he’ll be in Ohio making five appearances for Mitt Romney, three with the candidate.
“I’ll be doing three events with Gov. Romney in the next day and a half. So this’ll be a real test of our relationship. We’ll see how we do,” Christie said. “Me and Mitt on the bus for a day and a half. You all can take bets.”
Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, a longtime Obama supporter, seemed worried by the new poll.
“Certainly I’m concerned, but I have to agree with the governor — we don’t know what’s gonna happen until Nov. 6 I believe is the election,” Healy said. “And around 10 o’clock that evening we’ll have a good idea where we’re going.”
Christie did pretty well last week predicting the outcome of the first presidential debate. So we asked if he has any more predictions — about the next debate, the vice-presidential debate or the race itself.
“When you’re one for one and battin’ a thousand, sit tight, baby, sit tight,” Christie said.
Chief Political Correspondent Michael Aron reports from Jersey City.