Or you could have just listened to me, Moderate. You didn't need a poll to tell you that Daggett's voters were those who normally vote Democratic, absolutely won't vote for Corzine, but are mushy about voting for Christie.
Of course, we didn't, but it's always nice to have a poll highlight what you've been thinking all along.
Anyway:
It doesn't matter whether or not you want to say nine points is a "strong" lead (though it seems almost ridiculously arbitrary to say ten is strong and nine is not). What matters is that Corzine is still mired in the mid-30s, hasn't broken out of the 30s, and has yet to show his team has a legit plan to get out of the 30s. It should be clear by now that making Christie an "unacceptable" alternative isn't enough, and it should be just as clear that outspending Christie on ads (like he's been doing all summer) isn't enough. This is a product that no one wants to buy.
Is nine points a strong lead, maybe not. Does Christie have a strong chance to win this thing? That's almost an understatement.