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TRENTON Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would beat Gov. Chris Christie in New Jersey by double digits in a hypothetical 2016 presidential match up, according to a new poll.

Clinton would defeat Christie by 10 percentage points in a head-to-head matchup against Christie, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released today, which mirrors findings of a similar poll released in October.

Only 39 percent of New Jersey voters would support Christie over Clinton, who would garner 49 percent support in Democratic-leaning New Jersey, according to the Rutgers-Eagleton survey. The poll found 56 percent of voters view Clinton favorably, compared to only 44 percent who have positive views about Christie.

It probably makes sense that there is little movement in a hypothetical matchup two years before the actual election, said David Redlawsk, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling and professor of political science at Rutgers University. Still, Christie starts down double-digits in his home state if both he and Clinton are the nominees.

A majority of voters 63 percent expect Christie, whos mulling a 2016 presidential bid, to throw his hat in the ring. A majority 55 percent also think Christie decides whether to sign or veto bills based on his presidential ambitions and 52 percent said Christies out-of-state travel has not hurt his ability to govern. Only 41 percent of voters said Christies travels takes a toll on his job as governor.

The poll comes months after Quinnipiac University Poll released a survey that showed Clinton maintained a similar double-digit lead over Christie in a hypothetical matchup.

The Rutgers-Eagleton Poll was conducted Dec. 3 10 and surveyed 750 adults. The subsample of 646 registered voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.

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Hillary Clinton tops Chris Christie by double digits in 2016 presidential matchup, poll finds