THE PLANK OCTOBER 7, 2009
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How might Jon Corzine--whose numbers even in more recent, favorable polls hover around 40 percent--still manage to be reelected as New Jersey governor? Nate Silver explains:
Here's what this boils down to: there are probably a finite number of people willing to get out of bed and vote for Jon Corzine on November 3rd. And it's a number, moreover, that wouldn't ordinarily be enough to allow a candidate to carry the state. But the voters who don't want to vote for Corzine have two alternatives, other than voting for [GOP challenger Chris] Christie: they can vote for [independent candidate] Chris Daggett or they can sit the election out. If enough of them choose one of those options, then Corzine can still win a low-turnout election. Although Corzine remains the underdog, that possibility is indeed looking much stronger than it did a month ago, and Christie still has some work left to do to convince people that he is worth voting for.
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For those of us in New Jersey who are completely disgusted with the GOP, its mean-spirited social agenda, its town-hall rowdies, its Glenn Beck wackos and its "death panel" lies, it is impossible to vote for any Republican, ever. Even so, Jon Corzine is an appalling alternative. I will vote for Corzine to send a message to the GOP, but I won't be happy. Neil
- purcellneil
October 7, 2009 at 2:56pm
hey Neil, I voted for Kean and Whitman. NJ Dem. Governors have been real pieces of work, but I have to admit, if I lived in Jersey still I would vote Dem just to spite the GOP. I actually like Christie.
- blackton
October 7, 2009 at 3:19pm