New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) rapid decline in the polls has ceased, according to a new poll from Monmouth University.
Previous polling has shown Christie's approval rating dropping rapidly (and steadily) from its previous heights. Some pollsters showed him down 20 points from when news of his administration's bridge scandal first broke late last year.
As it stands, Christie remains in solid position — particularly for a Republican governor in a blue state.
The Monmouth poll isn't all good news for Christie, though. It shows nearly half of New Jerseyans continue to believe that he was involved in the politically motivated plot to create a traffic jam in Fort Lee, N.J., despite Christie's repeated denials and a Christie-sponsored report backing up that claim last week.
New Jerseyans say by a 52-30 margin that the investigation, conducted at Christie's behest by attorney Randy Mastro, was more about helping Christie than getting to the bottom of what happened.