Hillary Clinton’s 2016 lead has grown over the last month when pitted against the scandal-burdened Chris Christie in a new poll.
The former Secretary of State leads with 50% of the vote, compared to the New Jersey governor, who earned just 37% of the vote in the NBC News/Marist poll.
Christie has been embroiled by a scandal-fueled media storm for the last two weeks; news that top aides in his office orchestrated a traffic jam as political retribution broke, prompting Christie to cut two top aides out of his inner circle, and continues to develop as the investigations proceed.
The poll finds Clinton gaining quickly: last month, the same poll found her leading by just three points, with 48% of the vote to Christie’s 45%.
Christie is the only Republican who has showed any potential so far for defeating Clinton in 2016—in Iowa, Christie polled ahead of her just last month, bolstered by strong support from independent voters.









