--- title: Chris Christie Breaks Record as Most Hated Governor: Poll description: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has the lowest approval rating for any governor in any state in more than 20 years, according to a new poll. canonical: https://time.com/4592420/chris-christie-approval-rating/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-06T19:53:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-15T00:20:21.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Chris Christie’s Low Approval Rating Just Broke an All-Time Record og:description: He has the lowest approval rating for any state governor in more than 20 years og:url: https://time.com/4592420/chris-christie-approval-rating/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte07b4d3497e07669/6988b1eecf40a87576c45c6f/chris-christie-approval-rating.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Holds News Conference To Address Traffic Scandal og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Chris Christie’s Low Approval Rating Just Broke an All-Time Record twitter:description: He has the lowest approval rating for any state governor in more than 20 years twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte07b4d3497e07669/6988b1eecf40a87576c45c6f/chris-christie-approval-rating.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 02:07 video:published: 2016-07-20 section: politics topics: Republican National Convention, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton criticism, national security, foreign policy, Russia reset button, ISIS, classified information genre: speech, political commentary tones: combative, accusatory, rallying, confident emotions: anger (high), contempt (high), pride (medium), enthusiasm (medium) sentiment: negative audience: voters, Republican convention attendees, political observers, national security-focused voters people: Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Hillary Rodham Clinton organizations: ISIS, Kremlin content_suitability: politics [00:00-02:07]; war [00:20-01:09]; hate [00:20-01:18] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Chris Christie’s Low Approval Rating Just Broke an All-Time Record > Sponsored content. 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Chris Christie as his running mate for President, but Christie is not staying in the shadows._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary Chris Christie gives a prime-time speech at the Republican convention in support of Donald Trump, attacking Hillary Clinton's record and character. He accuses her of mishandling national security and foreign policy and of dishonesty about her handling of secrets. He closes by urging the audience to unite behind Trump's presidential campaign. ## Key points - Christie says the speech is not only about Donald Trump but also about Democratic opponent Hillary Rodham Clinton. (00:00) - Christie accuses Clinton of creating an opening for ISIS terrorist activity and asks the crowd whether she is guilty, to which the crowd responds 'Guilty!' (00:20) - Christie criticizes Clinton's first visit to the Kremlin, where she gave Russia a symbolic 'reset button' that he says should have read 'delete.' (00:30) - Christie says Clinton is guilty of making bad judgments in Libya, Nigeria, China, Syria, Iran, Russia and Cuba, which he says made the world more violent and dangerous. (00:56) - Christie accuses Clinton of risking America's secrets to protect her own and of lying to cover it up. (01:09) - Christie argues that Clinton should not be made Commander-in-Chief or chief law enforcement officer because of her record. (01:18) - Christie states that the facts of Clinton's life and career disqualify her from the presidency. (01:44) - Christie concludes by calling on the audience to come together to make Donald Trump the next president of the United States. (01:51) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:20] Framing the speech against Clinton. Christie says the speech extends beyond Trump to his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton. - [00:20 to 00:30] Charges over ISIS and the guilty chant. Christie accuses Clinton of enabling ISIS and prompts the crowd to declare her guilty. - [00:30 to 01:09] Attacks on Clinton's foreign policy record. Christie criticizes the Russia reset button and lists countries where he says Clinton made bad judgments. - [01:09 to 01:44] Accusations about secrets and qualifications. Christie says Clinton risked America's secrets, lied about it, and is unfit for top office. - [01:44 to 02:07] Call to unite behind Trump. Christie urges unity to elect Trump and closes his remarks to the crowd. ## Key quotes - [00:04] Chris Christie: "This selection is not just about Donald Trump, now it's also about his democratic opponent Hillary Rodham Clinton." - [00:30] Chris Christie: "She went to the Kremlin on her very first visit and gave them that stupid, symbolic, reset button." - [01:18] Chris Christie: "We cannot promote someone As Commander- in- Chief, who has made the world a more violent and dangerous place with every bad judgment she's made." - [01:44] Chris Christie: "We didn't disqualify Hillary Clinton to be president of the United States. The facts of her life and career disqualify her." - [01:51] Chris Christie: "It is time to come together and make sure that Donald Trump is the next president of the United States." ## Questions this video answers - Why does Chris Christie say Hillary Clinton should not be president? [01:44] - What does Christie say about Clinton's handling of American secrets? [01:09] - How does Christie characterize Clinton's foreign policy decisions? [00:56] - What does Christie say about Clinton's reset button with Russia? [00:30] - What does Christie ask the audience to do at the close of his speech? [01:51] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-02:07]: Partisan political speech attacking a presidential candidate. - war [00:20-01:09]: References to ISIS, terrorist activity and a more violent world. - hate [00:20-01:18]: Strongly accusatory rhetoric against a named individual, including the crowd chanting 'Guilty!'.  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Updated: Dec 15, 2023 12:20 AM UTCPublished: Dec 6, 2016 7:53 PM UTC  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks about his knowledge of a traffic study that snarled traffic at the George Washington Bridge during a news conference on Jan. 9, 2014 at the Statehouse in Trenton, New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks about his knowledge of a traffic study that snarled traffic at the George Washington Bridge during a news conference on Jan. 9, 2014 at the Statehouse in Trenton, New Jersey. Jeff Zelevansky—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Updated: Dec 15, 2023 12:20 AM UTCPublished: Dec 6, 2016 7:53 PM UTC [New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie](http://time.com/4587937/chis-christie-republican-national-committee/) has the lowest approval rating for any governor in any state in more than 20 years, according to a [new poll](https://poll.qu.edu/images/polling/nj/nj12062016%5Fndq35mkp.pdf/) released Tuesday. Seventy-seven percent of New Jersey voters disapprove of the job Christie is doing, with a majority of those surveyed for the Quinnipiac University Poll saying he is dishonest, lacks strong leadership qualities and does not care about their needs or problems. “How the mighty have fallen,” Assistant Poll Director Maurice Carroll said in a statement. “The \[governor’s\] job approval numbers get worse every time anyone looks. This could be a long, final year for Gov. Christie.” Christie had been embroiled in the so-called Bridgegate scandal that resulted in heavy traffic jams in the state about three years ago and ended with the [convictions](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/nyregion/bridgegate-conviction.html) of two of his former aides. More than half of voters say Christie’s potential involvement in the scandal should be investigated further, according to the Quinnipiac poll. The poll was conducted between Nov. 28 and Dec. 4 and interviewed 1,318 New Jersey voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points. ## Transcript [00:00] This selection is not just about Donald Trump, now it's [00:04] also about his democratic opponent Hillary Rodham [00:08] Clinton. I welcome the opportunity to hold Hillary [00:11] Rodham Clinton [ UNKNOWN ] for her performance [00:13] and her character And [00:20] creating a nest for terrorist activity by ISIS. Answer me [00:24] now, is she guilty or not guilty ?>> GUILTY !>> Next, [00:30] lets go to Russia. She went to the Kremlin on her [00:34] very first visit and gave them that stupid, [00:38] symbolic, reset button. You know what I think [00:42] that button should have read? It should have read [00:45] delete. You know, she's very good at that by the way. [00:49] [ APPLAUSE ] In [00:56] Libya and Nigeria, guilty. In [01:00] China and Syria [ SOUND ] [01:04] In Iran, and Russia, and Cuba. [ SOUND ]. And [01:09] here at home for risking America's secrets to keep [01:13] her own, and lying to cover it all up. [ SOUND ]. [01:18] We cannot promote someone As [01:21] Commander- in- Chief, who has made the world a [01:23] more violent and dangerous place with every bad [01:26] judgment she's made. We cannot make the chief law [01:30] enforcement officer of the United States someone who [01:33] has risked America's secrets and lied to the American [01:37] people about it day after day after day. Here [01:41] it is everybody. We didn't disqualify Hillary Clinton to [01:44] be president of the United States. The facts of her life [01:47] and career disqualify her. It is [01:51] time to come together and make sure that Donald [01:54] Trump is the next president of the United States. [01:57] [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] I am [02:02] proud to be part of the scene, now let's go out and win [02:05] this thing together, let's go get them, goodnight. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4592420/chris-christie-approval-rating/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4592420/chris-christie-approval-rating/"},"headline":"Chris Christie’s Low Approval Rating Just Broke an All-Time Record","datePublished":"2016-12-06T19:53:59.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-15T00:20:21.000Z","description":"He has the lowest approval rating for any state governor in more than 20 years","url":"https://time.com/4592420/chris-christie-approval-rating/","keywords":["New Jersey","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte07b4d3497e07669/6988b1eecf40a87576c45c6f/chris-christie-approval-rating.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte07b4d3497e07669/6988b1eecf40a87576c45c6f/chris-christie-approval-rating.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Holds News Conference To Address Traffic Scandal","caption":"New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Holds News Conference To Address Traffic Scandal","creditText":"Jeff Zelevansky—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4592420/chris-christie-approval-rating/","name":"Chris Christie’s Low Approval Rating Just Broke an All-Time Record"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Chris Christie Delivers Prime-Time Speech at GOP Convention","description":"It has been less than a week since Donald Trump chose Indiana Gov. 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