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Support for Christie's tunnel decision is 76 to 15 percent among Republicans and 55 to 38 percent among independent voters, while Democrats oppose the chop 56 to 31 percent.
"For now, most New Jersey voters agree with Gov. Christopher Christie that a new NJ Transit rail tunnel under the Hudson River is just too expensive," Carroll added. "Even New Jerseyans who work in New York City aren't feeling the tunnel love. Urban voters, mostly in northern New Jersey and dealing with more traffic, like the tunnel idea a lot more than voters in the rest of the state."
From Nov. 3 to Monday,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Quinnipiac surveyed 1,362 New Jersey voters, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.
New Jerseyans support 53 to 37 percent Gov. Christopher Christie's decision to cancel the construction of the commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River and say 90 to 6 percent that if the project is revived, New York should share in the financing, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.
"We like the idea of restoring the romantic, enchantic Shore resort," Carroll said. "Beaches and boardwalks are nice, so New Jerseyans support the state getting involved in bringing back the good old days. Maybe voters feel casinos are not so nice, so the state should not get too close."
"New Jersey voters are divided on whether to put the spending priority on better roads or better rails," Carroll said. "But voters say don't even think about raising the gas tax. Politicians in Trenton call the gas tax the third rail of New Jersey politics. Touch it at your peril."

New York City commuters back mass transit spending over highways 63 to 29 percent. The biggest support for road spending is 55 to 33 percent in South Jersey suburbs.

Eleven percent of New Jerseyans commute to New York City for work and even that group is split with 50 percent backing Christie and 47 percent for the tunnel.

Urban residents oppose Christie's decision 52 to 42 percent while support for the governor's action runs from 49 to 44 percent among suburban residents to 63 to 28 percent among seashore residents.

"New Jersey to New York: Show us the money. Garden State voters say if they bring that Hudson River tunnel project back to life, New York will have to put some money on the table," Maurice Carroll, the poll's director, said.
Residents also want New York to chip in if construction is resumed
Christie's proposal to have the state take over the Atlantic City casino district is a "bad idea," New Jerseyans say 46 to 38 percent. But they say 71 to 23 percent that the state should try to revive Atlantic City as a beach and boardwalk resort.
By a larger 63 to 35 percent margin, New Jerseyans oppose raising the gasoline tax to help finance road improvements and mass transit. No political or regional group supports raising the gasoline tax.
New Jerseyans are almost evenly split, with 46 percent saying the state should spend more money on streets and highways rather than mass transit and 45 percent backing more money for transit over highways. Highways win over trains and buses 52 to 36 percent among Republicans and 48 to 44 percent among independent voters, while Democrats favor mass transit spending 55 to 37 percent.
� TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM