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A majority of New Jersey voters are giving Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy a thumbs up on the job he\u2019s doing steering the state, but less than half say he deserves a second term in office, a new poll indicates.<\/p>\n
According to a Monmouth University survey released Wednesday, 57% of Garden State voters say they approve of the governor\u2019s performance, with 35% disapproving. That\u2019s down from 71% approval last year, amid the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>\n
NEW JERSEY OFFERING FREE BEER FOR COVID-19 VACCINE RECIPIENTS<\/strong> <\/p>\n New Jersey was particularly hard hit by the pandemic, forcing the governor to place major restrictions at the time on such businesses as restaurants, gyms, hair and nail salons, barbershops, retail stores, movie theaters, and amusement parks, as well as on museums and places of worship.<\/p>\n The state will join New York and Connecticut in dropping many of the remaining restrictions on May 19, with mask mandates and social distancing regulations remaining in place.<\/p>\n There\u2019s an expected partisan divide over Murphy, with 88% of Democrats, 48% of independents, and just 21% of Republicans approving of the job he\u2019s doing as governor.<\/p>\n New Jersey and Virginia are the only two states in the nation that hold their gubernatorial election in the year after a presidential contest.<\/p>\n