Most Want Bob Menendez to Resign

A new Monmouth poll in New Jersey finds Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) approval has plummeted since he was charged in a second corruption case in less than ten years.

A clear majority of New Jersey residents (63%) want him to resign now – including most of his fellow Democrats – which is a reversal of opinion from the last time he was under federal indictment.

Just 16% of Garden State voters approve of the job Menendez is doing while 3 in 4 (74%) disapprove. This is his record low rating – by far – in Monmouth polling going back to 2008. The last time Menendez faced federal corruption charges, he held a much better job rating of 42% approve and 38% disapprove (May 2015).