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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumChristie’s Dem challenger hits him on gay rights
Barbara Buono has struggled to gain momentum in the face of Christie's overwhelming popularity
BY JILLIAN RAYFIELD
Democrat Barbara Buono has found one way to possibly cut into New Jersey Gov. Chris Christies reelection prospects: hit him on gay rights.
Buono, a state senator, has had a tough time gaining any momentum in the race, with Christie enjoying overwhelming popularity that has sustained since Hurricane Sandy. But gay rights pose a tricky problem for the Republican governor. For example, Christie had to scramble to clarify his opposition to gay conversion therapy after commenting that Im of two minds just on this stuff in general. Buono called the remark disgusting, while the DGA fundraised off of it.
From the Star-Ledger:
Few expect the election to turn on gay rights. But perhaps more than any issue, it has thrown Gov. Chris Christie off kilter, forcing him to grasp for a delicate balance between appealing to New Jersey voters who overwhelmingly support gay marriage (64 percent in the most recent poll) and rock-ribbed conservatives in Iowa and New Hampshire, who Christie will need to win over if he runs for president in 2016.
A recent poll by Quinnipiac University showed that Christie enjoys a 70 percent approval rating. Buono is still widely unknown, with 79 percent of voters saying they dont know enough about her. The same poll showed that 64 percent of New Jersey voters support gay marriage.
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Christie’s Dem challenger hits him on gay rights (Original Post)
DonViejo
Apr 2013
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I live in NJ and have yet to see a poll with Christy VS. Buono in the Governors race
bigdarryl
Apr 2013
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bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)1. I live in NJ and have yet to see a poll with Christy VS. Buono in the Governors race
All they talk about is his 70 or what ever it is approval numbers.The news media here especially NJN and 101.5 all kiss his ass
JustAnotherGen
(31,781 posts)2. Amen bigD
But - I wonder if he's that strong. Does a 70% in in this fickle feisty place guarantee he wins in November? Because I was polled on my approval of him - as it relates to Sandy. They did not ask how I felt about him turning down the money for the train to NYC. . . And no one is polling us on the absurdly high unemployment rate in NJ.
There is no recovery here. We've been left behind.