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TRENTON -- Gov. Chris Christie's job approval rating in the state has hit another record low, according to a new poll released Tuesday, which found he has a lower rating than his Democratic predecessor, Gov. Jon Corzine, had when Christie defeated him in 2009.

Christie's approval rating dropped to 30 percent, with more than half polled -- 55 percent -- saying they disprove of the job he's doing, according to the Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind survey. The approval rating is a six-percentage point drop from a similar poll PublicMind conducted in April.

Corzine left office with 58 percent job disapproval and only a third of voters -- 33 percent -- who said they approved of his performance, according to PublicMind January 2010 poll.

The new survey comes as Christie, a Republican, is on the cusp of announcing a 2016 presidential campaign.

"The good news is that none of his potential presidential opponents have emerged with a decisive lead yet," said Krista Jenkins, professor of political science and director of PublicMind. "The bad news is that he is the governor in a state where a sizeable majority give a thumbs down to his leadership."

According to the poll, the number of respondents "who dislike everything about Christie again exceeds the percent of those who like everything about his leadership." Thirty-nine percent said they dislike both Christie and his policies. Meanwhile, 24 percent indicated they like Christie and his policies as governor, signifying a drop among those who like everything he's doing from 29 percent in February.

The same survey also found New Jersey's state Legislature received poor grades. Less than a quarter of respondents -- 24 percent -- approve of the job of the Democratic-controlled Legislature and 44 percent who said they disapprove.

Legislators' poor marks could be a silver lining of sorts for Christie, Jenkins said.

"As difficult as these numbers may seem, they need to be understood within the context of the problems the state continues to deal with -- many of which he inherited -- and his place as a second term governor fighting against the usual problem of incumbent fatigue among the electorate," she said. "And, as can be seen in some of the other numbers from this survey, the governor is not the only one who is disappointing the electorate."

The survey was conducted by phone from June 15-21 among 792 self-identified registered voters, according to PublicMind. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 points.

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