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Poll: Christie Leads Corzine for N.J. Gov.
News — ... A new poll shows New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) trailing former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie (R) in his race for re-election this year. The poll , conducted by Quinnipiac from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, found that Christie, who has announced his candidacy, leads Corzine in a head-to-head matchup. Forty-four percent of respondents said they would back Christie in a race against Corzine, while 38 percent said they support Corzine. The survey marks a significant shift from the last Quinnipiac poll. In the middle of November, Corzine had a 42 percent to 36 percent lead. The poll also ...

New Jersey Wants Change! Democrat Corzine Losing In New Poll Stunner
JammieWearingFool — As a New Jersey resident, I must say I'm floored by this poll . This state hasn't elected a Republican statewide since Christie Whitman's second victory in 1997 and Jon Corzine won the governorship pretty handily over Doug Forrester in 2005. So this is very promising news. While few New Jersey voters know much about him, former U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, a Republican challenger, leads Democratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine 44-38 percent in this year's Governor's race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This reverses a 42-36 percent Gov. ...

NJ-Gov: Corzine Looks To Be In Serious Trouble
Daily Kos — Not good. Quinnipiac University. 1/29-2/2. Registered voters. MoE 2.9%. (November numbers) Christopher Christie (R) 44 (36) Jon Corzine (D) 38 (42) While Quinnipiac's November poll had Corzine ...

Geraghty: Rough Road to Trenton
Articles on National Review Online — ... Corzine s purchase of the governor s mansion in 2005, that Tom Kean Jr. had a real shot at beating Bob Menendez in the 2006 Senate race, and that Dick Zimmer could give the petrified fossil of Sen. Frank Lautenberg a competitive race last year. None of those scenarios came to pass. In fact, the Democrats have carried 16 out of the last 18 statewide races in New Jersey. The only Republican to have won statewide since 1990 is Christine Todd Whitman, twice elected governor. So when the Quinnipiac University poll shows incumbent governor Jon Corzine trailing Republican Chris ...

Welcome to the Garden State, Mr. President
Political Punch — ... . Corzine was ahead 42-36 percent in last November’s match-ups but his numbers started to drop earlier this year . Christie, who started the race largely unknown, left his post as U.S. Attorney at the end of last year. ...