Chris Christie to understand what happens when a Republican candidate is highly critical of the former president.
His net favorability rating in the latest Quinnipiac University poll stands at minus-44 points among Republicans.
Those with an opinion viewed him unfavorably by more than a 3-to-1 ratio (26% unfavorable to 8% favorable, a net favorability rating of minus-18 points).
Among those who have, Hurd has a similar net favorability ratio to Hutchinson’s – 4% viewed him favorably and 11% unfavorably.
This leaves Trump’s GOP rivals with a conundrum that even Harry Houdini would find difficult to solve: how to eat away at Trump’s support without being seen as trying to bring him down.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Christie, Joe Biden, Christie’s, Asa Hutchinson –, hadn’t, Hutchinson, Will Hurd, didn’t, haven’t, Hurd, Trump, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, He’s, Scott, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Harry Houdini
Organizations:
CNN, Florida Gov, GOP, Trump, New, New Jersey Gov, Republican, Quinnipiac University, Republicans, New York Times, Siena, Trump . Former Arkansas Gov, Trump –, Former Texas Rep, Trump ., CBS, Quinnipiac
Locations:
New Jersey, Milwaukee, Quinnipiac, Carolina, Iowa, Ohio