NJ's Next Elected Senator, Bob Menendez

[Conan]

Menendez is poised to become NJ's newly elected Senator in the fall. Kean Jr. has been unable to gain on Menendez's supposed ethics faults and hasn't been able to raise good amounts of money. While the race is in dead heat, the states natural democratic nature will sweep Menendez into office this November. This thread was made mostly to annoy Menendez foes.

[Eraserhead]

Menendez is poised to become NJ's newly elected Senator in the fall. Kean Jr. has been unable to gain on Menendez's supposed ethics faults and hasn't been able to raise good amounts of money. While the race is in dead heat, the states natural democratic nature will sweep Menendez into office this November. This thread was made mostly to annoy Menendez foes.

....the hell?

[Flying Dog]

here comes flaming from the hack, Downwitdaleft in 3..2...1....

[Kevin]

Menendez is poised to become NJ's newly elected Senator in the fall. Kean Jr. has been unable to gain on Menendez's supposed ethics faults and hasn't been able to raise good amounts of money. While the race is in dead heat, the states natural democratic nature will sweep Menendez into office this November. This thread was made mostly to annoy Menendez foes.

Menendez is a typical Jersey scumbag who is going to lose come November.

[Deano963]

Menendez will win b/c he will crush Kean Jr. in the airwaves, pure and simple. All of these supposed ethics violations that I am constantly hearing repubs crow about, I have never once heard backed up by any solid facts, which leads me to believe they are nothing more than attacks by rabid partisans.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Menendez will win because that Fairleigh Dickinson poll and Quinnipiac Univ are partisan pollsters. They claimed in 2004 that the race in New Jersey presidential race would be close and it wasn't close. I will rely on the non partisan polls, TU very much for nothing.

[zorkpolitics]

Menendez rent profits unethical

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MDcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY5ODE2MTAmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXky

Menendez rented his old house to a non-profit group, he got federal funds for them, they used the fed money to pay rent to Menendez and also the employees kicked in $30,000 in political contributions paid off the federal grant Menendez got for them.

In a column in today's Star Ledger, Paul Mulshine points out that the rent Menendez collected was about 3X the going rate for similar buildings near-by.   Menendez collected over $300.00 in rent.

Sounds like a case of classic NJ corruption to me, where politicians are so corrupt they don't even know what corruption is.

Much to my surprise Kean has a lead in the most recent poll
NJ Sen, Fairleigh Dickinson/Public Mind, poll:
Kean (R) 43%, Menendez (D-Incumbent) 39%.
Poll conducted Aug. 21-27 among 651 registered voters in New Jersey.

Given the Democratic bent of NJ, Menendez should win, but I give Kean a chance at an upset

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

You forgot the partisan SV poll had it 42-40%, Menendez.  And didn't you forget that FDU and Keystone poll had the races very close almost leaning toward Bush in 2004 and they fell toward Kerry at the end. I wouldn't bet the farm on Keystone poll or FDU.

[Conan]

Menendez rent profits unethical

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2MDcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY5ODE2MTAmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXky

Menendez rented his old house to a non-profit group, he got federal funds for them, they used the fed money to pay rent to Menendez and also the employees kicked in $30,000 in political contributions paid off the federal grant Menendez got for them.

In a column in today's Star Ledger, Paul Mulshine points out that the rent Menendez collected was about 3X the going rate for similar buildings near-by.   Menendez collected over $300.00 in rent.

Sounds like a case of classic NJ corruption to me, where politicians are so corrupt they don't even know what corruption is.

Much to my surprise Kean has a lead in the most recent poll
NJ Sen, Fairleigh Dickinson/Public Mind, poll:
Kean (R) 43%, Menendez (D-Incumbent) 39%.
Poll conducted Aug. 21-27 among 651 registered voters in New Jersey.

Given the Democratic bent of NJ, Menendez should win, but I give Kean a chance at an upset

OH my GOD! Menendez got federal funding for a healthcare services company thats helps poor people. How dare he work for a constituent and then rent his old house to them while not making a profit!  Oh and then he sold the house and they still rent it!  NJ isnt the most corrupt state, other states just have better criminals. Besides that I'd like to see Sharpe James go to jail though.

[Conan]

Menendez is poised to become NJ's newly elected Senator in the fall. Kean Jr. has been unable to gain on Menendez's supposed ethics faults and hasn't been able to raise good amounts of money. While the race is in dead heat, the states natural democratic nature will sweep Menendez into office this November. This thread was made mostly to annoy Menendez foes.

....the hell?

can I help you or something?

[opebo]

conan is completely correct, Menendez will win.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

The republicans are dreaming that they will win this race. This is the only race that is competetive, WA, MD, and MN aren't so they think that this will be their takeover and they are sadly mistaken, university polls like FDU are unreliable. 

[Speed of Sound]

My friend conan is correct, but the necessity of this thread seems low.

[Conan]

The people of NJ hate corrupt people really bad. They blame them for government waste and so much. We just wouldnt elect one if they were deemed to actually be corrupt. However as much as Kean tries he is failing. They even thought Bush could win her in 04 but it was so obvious he never had a chance. Anyway Menendez will win. The only thing wrong with Kean is his party, social security, and his Iraq stance. Otherwise he could win.

[Jake]

This thread was made mostly to annoy Menendez foes.

That's called trolling, pal. Board rules tend to frown upon that sort of activity.

As to the thread topic itself, show me Menendez consistently polling ahead of Kean outside the margin of error, and I'll be persuaded to agree with you.

[Conan]

This thread was made mostly to annoy Menendez foes.

That's called trolling, pal. Board rules tend to frown upon that sort of activity.

As to the thread topic itself, show me Menendez consistently polling ahead of Kean outside the margin of error, and I'll be persuaded to agree with you.

NJ qualifies for being outside the margin of error. NJ polls usually always underestimate the Democrats numbers as like with the governors race and races before that.

[Jake]

New Jersey usually has ridiculous numbers of undecideds which break en mass at the end, many times for the Democrat. There's no way to predict who they'll break for this year.

[Smash255]

New Jersey usually has ridiculous numbers of undecideds which break en mass at the end, many times for the Democrat. There's no way to predict who they'll break for this year.

If ou look at the past history of when they break for the Dems (which is more often than not) as opposed to when they don't one thing pops out.  How well known the GOP candidate is.  When its a GOP candidate that is fairly well known early on they will tend to break heavily for the Dems.  The only times they haven't broken heavily for the Dems is when the GOP candidate was not well known early on (Franks in 2000, Whitman's 1st go around).  Virtually every time the GOP canndidate has been well known, the undecideds broke heavily Democratic, and Kean JR is well know.

P.S congrats on 15k, damn thats alot of posts

[MarkWarner08]

This is the Republicans best pickup opportunity, with Washington coming in as a close second.  Republicans should be worried that their five best Senate pickup chances come in Blue States.

I agree that Menendez wins, but he will only prevail because he will be swamping the airwaves with negative ads in October.

[Conan]

New Jersey usually has ridiculous numbers of undecideds which break en mass at the end, many times for the Democrat. There's no way to predict who they'll break for this year.

Actually you just did, "many times to the democrats". It's very likely.

[MarkWarner08]

New Jersey usually has ridiculous numbers of undecideds which break en mass at the end, many times for the Democrat. There's no way to predict who they'll break for this year.

Actually you just did, "many times to the democrats". It's very likely.

Is corruption inherent in New Jersey government? Who was the last Governor (Democratic or Republican)  of New Jersey who wasn't somehow linked to corruption?

[Jake]

New Jersey usually has ridiculous numbers of undecideds which break en mass at the end, many times for the Democrat. There's no way to predict who they'll break for this year.

Actually you just did, "many times to the democrats". It's very likely.

Many times is nowhere near all the time. Anyway, read the first part of my first post here and think before you post nonsense like that again.

Smash: Thanks for noticing. 15K? Holy crap.

[Conan]

New Jersey usually has ridiculous numbers of undecideds which break en mass at the end, many times for the Democrat. There's no way to predict who they'll break for this year.

Actually you just did, "many times to the democrats". It's very likely.

Many times is nowhere near all the time. Anyway, read the first part of my first post here and think before you post nonsense like that again.

Smash: Thanks for noticing. 15K? Holy crap.

Actually I did read it all and I am right. You also know I am right. You'll just be convinced for sure in November.

[Conan]

New Jersey usually has ridiculous numbers of undecideds which break en mass at the end, many times for the Democrat. There's no way to predict who they'll break for this year.

Actually you just did, "many times to the democrats". It's very likely.

Is corruption inherent in New Jersey government? Who was the last Governor (Democratic or Republican)  of New Jersey who wasn't somehow linked to corruption?

Well Jon Corzine they really dont make any arguments on actually being corrupt. Everyone is always labeled as corrupt though here. Jon Corzine is too rich to be corrupt, he lends money to friends, employees, churches, and gives to charities. Then when some one endorses him and they see that Corzine lent them money, uh oh hes corrupt. Like his ex-girlfriend of a year or an old friend. The last person who was never called corrupt is Dick Codey, Frank Lautenberg, Bill Bradley, and Tom Kean Sr.

[Conan]

SENATOR MENENDEZ