NJ Democrats Begin Warming Up
Quinnipiac puts Republican Tom Kean, Jr. in the lead over New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez among likely voters. The lead is within the margin of error, but it is, I believe, the first time the challenger has taken a lead. It also shows that corruption allegations against Menendez are beginning to really take a toll.
New Jersey State Sen. Tom Kean, Jr., the Republican challenger, leads Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez 48 - 45 percent among New Jersey likely voters, including leaners, in the U.S. Senate race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Another 6 percent remain undecided.
Among registered voters, Sen. Menendez leads 41 - 38 percent each, compared to a slim 40 - 38 Kean lead in a July 17 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe- ack) University.
In this latest survey, Republican likely voters back Kean 92 - 5 percent, while Democrats back Menendez 85 - 9 percent and independent voters split, with 46 percent for Kean and 44 percent for Menendez.
That last number should be worrying the Democrats. This was supposed to be a safe seat and it is now very, very much in play. Time for the NJ Dems to begin warming up for another lautenberg! Heck, they have the perfect candidate.
By Neo, Wednesday, 20 September , 2006 @ 12:49 pm
The only “Lautenberg” in the Democrats NJ stable is Gov Corzine, who happens to be the guy that Menendez was appointed (by Corzine) to replace.
I very much doubt that Corzine, who figures he needs executive branch experience to be a POTUS, will decide to run for the seat that he already abandoned.
By Gaius, Wednesday, 20 September , 2006 @ 12:58 pm
Hey, I told you who they have lined up!
By Dan, Wednesday, 20 September , 2006 @ 2:24 pm
As a Democrat in who lives in NJ…none of those numbers worry me. See, in Jersey, we have a lot of ACTUAL Republicans. A dying breed in the contemporary fundamentalist Republican party, the True-Republican can be found in regions of the country where rational people live, i.e., the Northeast and the West Coast…you know…where the money is.