Dead Heat in New Jersey
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 20th, 2009 4:41 am by HL
Dead Heat in New Jersey
With just two weeks to go, the race for New Jersey governor couldn’t be any tighter.
A new Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll finds Gov. Jon Corzine (D) and challenger Chris Christie (R) in a dead heat with each candidate getting the support of 39% of likely voters. Another 14% say they will vote for independent candidate Chris Daggett. Earlier this month, Christie held a narrow 3 point lead over Corzine – 43% to 40% — with 8% for Daggett.
Said pollster Patrick Murray: “Democrats who flirted with Chris Christie earlier in the year have come back into the fold. It also looks like some GOP voters may have become disenchanted with their white knight. That’s not a good sign for the Republican at this late stage of the game.”
Christie Aide Who Got Loan May Have Helped Campaign
When news broke during the summer that Chris Christie (R) “had lent $46,000 to a top aide in the federal prosecutor’s office, he said he was merely helping a friend in need. He also said the aide, Michele Brown, had done nothing to help his gubernatorial campaign,” the New York Times reports.
“But interviews with federal law enforcement officials suggest that Ms. Brown used her position in two significant and possibly improper ways to try to aid Mr. Christie in his run for governor.”
This is not exactly the type of news that will help Christie in a tight race.
