--- title: Chris Christie Is the Most Unpopular Governor in Years: Poll description: Chris Christie just broke a new record as the least popular governor in two decades. And not only in New Jersey. canonical: https://time.com/4818151/chris-christie-poll-new-jersey/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-14T15:57:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:08:42.985Z article:section: Politics og:title: Chris Christie Is the Most Unpopular Governor in 20 Years. 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That gives the Republican, who was once an early favorite for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, the worst approval rating “for any governor in any state surveyed” by Quinnipiac in 20 years, the pollster said. Christie’s disapproval rating went from [77% in December](http://time.com/4592420/chris-christie-approval-rating/) to 81% in the latest survey. Even a majority of Republican, 58%, disapprove of Christie. The New Jersey governor recently saw two of his former aides convicted as part of the [Bridgegate](http://time.com/4150947/republican-debate-chris-christie-rand-paul-bridgegate/) scandal, and has remained focused on the [opioid addiction epidemic](http://time.com/4385588/crack-babies-heroin-crisis/) in the state during his final year in office. 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