Should Chris Christie resign? Jerseyans say ‘yes’

NEWARK (AP) — A new poll finds a majority of registered New Jersey voters surveyed think Gov. Chris Christie should resign as he mounts a run for the White House.

Thursday's Rutgers-Eagleton poll finds that 54 percent want Christie to step down.

However, that number drops to 45 percent when participants are told about a law being floated by Democrats that would force the Republican, and all future governors, to resign if they run for president.

Fifty-three percent of voters also think Christie's constant out-of-state travel hurts his ability to be an effective governor.

Fifty-percent of voters view Lt. Gov Kim Guadagno as "somewhat prepared" to succeed Christie, 15 percent say she is not prepared and 35 percent are not sure.

Christie has spent much of the summer out of town, fundraising and courting potential voters in early-voting states.

The poll of 757 registered voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 percentage points.

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