the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Monmouth University Poll came out with a 41% approval rating on Governor Phil Murphy. Public opinions are unhappy with issues like property tax, middle class, and dealing with Newark’s lead crisis. Just 10% approve of Murphy’s handling of the lead contamination issue in the state’s largest city while 28% disapprove. However, 41% have no opinion of how he has handled this problem and 21% have not heard anything about this issue.
“The Governor is underwater in his polls when it comes to dealing with lead in drinking water. His approval rating shows that he has mishandled the lead crisis in Newark. This is the first real environmental issue that Governor Murphy has been directly polled on, and he did not do well. His approval ratings for all groups, Democratic, Independent and Republic, are 10% approval and 20% disapproval, but more importantly in areas around Newark and Hudson County, his approval ratings are at 12% approval and 44% disapproval,” said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. “These polls are not a surprise when the public sees a Governor who has failed to adequately address the lead crisis and show any type of leadership on climate change, the environment, and many other issues.”
“The recent poll reflects that the public does not see any major accomplishments by Governor Murphy. It is almost the second anniversary of his election and Murphy’s approval and ratings are lower than what Christie’s and Corzine’s were at this period.
Well at least his list of accomplishments is equal to Booker’s.
He only over achieved Menendez by none.