Filed under: Barack Obama, Polls, Governors, Poll Watch
One question common to the governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia is how much the fortunes of the Democrats will be affected by their voters being less energized in these off-year elections than they were when Barack Obama won...N.J. Gov Race Question: What Will Daggett Supporters Do on Election Day?
Filed under: Polls, Governors, Poll Watch
Republican Chris Christie is leading Gov. Jon Corzine by 45 percent to 41 percent with 9 percent for independent Chris Daggett and 5 percent undecided in a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Oct. 14, but the pollster notes that 57 percent of Daggett...
Favorable View of Obama May be Corzine’s Best Hope in N.J.
Filed under: Barack Obama, Polls, Governors, Poll Watch
A poll by the New York Times puts Gov. Jon Corzine ahead of Republican Chris Christie among likely voters by 40 percent to 37 percent, but finds widespread dissatisfaction with the two...
In New Jersey, It Was Christie’s Race to Lose — and He May Have Lost It
Filed under: Governors
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. - Jon Corzine - the bearded, gray-haired, former Wall Street titan running for his second term as New Jersey's Democratic governor - would never be confused with the toothy-smiled, broad-shouldered, handshake-a-second political hunks who look like they were cloned to run for...
New Jersey Governor’s Race Still a Dead Heat
Filed under: Polls, Governors, Poll Watch
The New Jersey race for governor between incumbent Jon Corzine and Republican Chris Christie remains locked in a tie with each candidate drawing 39 percent of the vote, while 14 percent favor independent Chris Daggett and 7 percent are undecided, according to aDaggett Candidacy Helping Corzine in New Jersey
Filed under: Polls, Governors, Poll Watch
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine leads Republican Chris Christie 39 percent to 36 percent, still a statistical tie, but the biggest movement is for indpendent Chris Daggett whose support is now up to 20 percent and may be part of the reason Corzine has...
NJ, Va. Governor Campaigns Target Women Voters
The Democratic candidates in the closely watched New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial contests have relentlessly courted women voters this fall, but with notably different results.
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, who has spent considerable time and money accusing his opponent of supporting a health insurance policy that would not guarantee...
NJ, Va. Governors’ Races Focus on Women Voters
Filed under: Governors
One group to which the campaigns in both New Jersey and Virginia have paid close attention are woman voters and their success or failure in courting them has shaped the dynamics of each contest, The Politico reports.
In Virginia, Democrat Creigh Deeds had thought he hit gold by pounding Republican...
Democrats Finding it Tough to Recapture Electricity of 2008
Filed under: House, Democrats, Republicans, Barack Obama, Governors, Conservatives
As President Obama hits the campaign trail on behalf of Democrats in off-year elections, Democrats say they are struggling with what they call the "Obama hangover," making it more difficult to recruit volunteers and generate...
New Poll Shows Corzine With Comfortable Lead in N.J.
Filed under: Polls, Governors, Poll Watch, 2010 Elections
A Suffolk University poll conducted Oct. 22-25 breaks away from the pack of recent New Jersey polls, which have all shown a close race, and says Gov. Jon Corzine is leading Republican Chris Christie by a comfortable 42 percent to...Two New Polls Point to a Down-to-the-Wire Race in New Jersey
Filed under: Polls, Governors, Poll Watch
After two other recent polls showed New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine on the upswing, a pair of polls today show Republican Chris Christie inching back ahead in the race, but not by much.
Latest N.J. Poll Has Corzine Ahead of Christie
Filed under: Polls, Governors, Poll Watch
The polls on the New Jersey governor's race have been swinging back-and-forth since it started tightening, although usually within a small range of percentage points. The latest entry, a Quinnipiac University survey conducted Oct. 20-26, has Gov. Jon Corzine ahead of Republican...Follow seriouslypolitics on Twitter!
