FiveThirtyEight
Farai Chideya

On Monday, Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill offering more early and online voting options, which Democratic-leaning voters often take more advantage of when enacted. Yet the very next day, voter turnout in New Jersey hit a record low for a general election, with only 21 percent of voters showing up at the polls and the Democrats making gains in the state assembly. This earned him criticism from progressive groups and the The New York Times editorial board … not exactly strong factors for Republican constituencies. But at this point, he’s not doing so well on the homefront. According to a Quinnipiac poll, a majority of voters in New Jersey want Christie to drop out of the race, including 40 percent of Republicans in the state and 66 percent of independents.

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