These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed January 8 - 9, 2014 on pennies. The results show that most people want to keep the penny. The margin of error is 3.8%.
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Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Chris Christie?
Strongly favorable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%
Somewhat favorable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30%
Somewhat unfavorable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
Strongly unfavorable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28%
Which comes closer to your view regarding Chris Christie and the Republican Party’s presidential nomination contest in 2016:
I definitely plan to support Chris Christie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4%
I would consider supporting Chris Christie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19%
I would NOT consider supporting Chris Christie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%
I won’t be voting in the Republican Party primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27%
It’s just too soon to tell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29%
How much have you heard about a controversy involving Chris Christie and traffic on a major bridge between New Jersey and New York?
Heard a lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43%
Heard a little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35%
Heard nothing at all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23%
Based on what you’ve heard, would you say that Christie is telling the truth or lying when he says he didn’t know about his staff’s involvement in causing the bridge traffic?
Telling the truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26%
Lying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49%
