NJ GOV Poll: Corzine Takes Lead over Christie: 43-38

[MadBadger]

Corzine Up 5 Points In New Jersey Gov Race


New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine leads Republican challenger Christopher Christie for the first time in their five-month slugfest, on top 43 - 38 percent among likely voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Independent candidate Christopher Daggett has 13 percent, with 5 percent undecided.

This compares to a 41 - 40 percent Christie lead, with 14 percent for Daggett, in an October 14 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.

Among Daggett supporters, 38 percent say they might change their mind: 43 percent say Christie is their second choice, while 27 percent say Gov. Corzine is number two.

Only 12 percent of Christie voters and 19 percent of Corzine backers say they might change their mind.

Corzine leads 79 - 8 percent among Democratic likely voters, with 10 percent for Daggett. Christie leads 79 - 7 percent among Republicans, with 9 percent for Daggett, and 45 - 30 percent among independent voters, with 20 percent for Daggett.

New Jersey voters disapprove 54 - 39 percent of the job Corzine is doing, still negative, but his best overall approval rating in months. Independent voters disapprove 68 - 29 percent

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1284.xml?ReleaseID=1389&What=&strArea=;&strTime=0

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Our town's machines are Sequoia.

I just finished voting by ballot and literally taking it upstairs to the Election Commission in the county seat to do as much as I can to protect my vote.

[tilsammans]

2. Good news! n/t

:kick:

[tabbycat31]

3. good news

but we still need to do a MASSIVE GOTV effort.

The polls have been in a dead heat so it's going to come down to us vs them. We need to get Obama's base in the urban areas mobilized again.

[Kahuna]

4. I live in urban Essex County. They've plastered signs with christie and bush..

on every tree and pole, with the slogan...whose values? Or something like that... :rofl:

[tabbycat31]

5. NICE

I'm near Asbury Park, and Saturday we plan on plastering the town with posters of Corzine and Obama together. Obama's also heading to Newark and Camden on Sunday (and I somehow managed to get tickets to Newark).

I also have a lot of Yes We Can 2.0 that I can plaster Asbury with. It's all coming down to the GOTV effort.

[WI_DEM]

6. I hope he wins but not so sure he will if dems aren't motivated enough to vote.