Half of New Jersey residents say they give Gov. Phil Murphy a favorable rating, in a new Monmouth University poll; 34% give him an unfavorable rating. That is the highest rating of any recent governor. The least popular governor is Chris Christie, according to the poll. Only 26% of residents give him a favorable rating compared to 64% who gave him an unfavorable rating. When asked what they remember most about Christie’s eight years in office, one in four people say the Bridgegate scandal.
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