Gov. Phil Murphy’s approval rating has dipped below President Donald Trump ’s approval numbers in New Jersey, according to a new Emerson College poll that underscores how economic anxiety is shaping the state’s gubernatorial race .

The survey , conducted Sept. 22 to 23 among 935 likely Garden State voters, shows Murphy with a 35% job approval rating. That is lower than Trump, who holds a 41% approval rating among those surveyed.

Murphy’s new numbers are a drop from his 40% approval in the same poll in May .

Though less people approve of Murphy, Trump still has more people who say they disapprove of the job he is doing. Trump’s disapproval rating was 51% compared to 44% who said they disapprove of Murphy, the new poll found.

The findings suggest that frustration over afforda

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