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Title: NJ Obama swing
Post by: a83192 on January 05, 2013, 02:23:46 PM
Why did NE NJ swing to Obama sharply when public opinion polls there show Christie, a Republican mind you, surging.  

  What made people there swing sharply to Obama?  

 depressed Republican turnout due to the storm?


Title: Re: NJ Obama swing
Post by: minionofmidas on January 05, 2013, 02:26:24 PM
GOP embrace of nativism.


Title: Re: NJ Obama swing
Post by: Simfan34 on January 05, 2013, 02:36:30 PM
Sandy hits Republican southern areas.


Title: Re: NJ Obama swing
Post by: politicallefty on January 06, 2013, 08:42:08 AM
Sandy hits Republican southern areas.

I don't see how you can make the case that Sandy hit Republican Southern NJ and Staten Island without hitting Democratic Northern NJ. I'm sure Sandy had an impact on turnout, but I really don't see how only Republicans had reduced turnout and not Democrats.


Title: Re: NJ Obama swing
Post by: Sbane on January 06, 2013, 11:38:56 AM


Title: Re: NJ Obama swing
Post by: hopper on January 07, 2013, 04:37:32 PM
Sandy hits Republican southern areas.

I don't see how you can make the case that Sandy hit Republican Southern NJ and Staten Island without hitting Democratic Northern NJ. I'm sure Sandy had an impact on turnout, but I really don't see how only Republicans had reduced turnout and not Democrats.
Sandy did damage to the Southern Part of Jersey(The Shore Area) worse than the Northern Jersey area though. The Shore Area is a very Republican area with exception of Atlantic County. Still I think Romney did damage to himself in NJ with comments like self-deportation(26% of Jersey combined is Hispanic or Asian.) Sending abortion rights back to the states is a no-go in Jersey too.


Title: Re: NJ Obama swing
Post by: True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자) on January 07, 2013, 08:20:27 PM
Sending abortion rights back to the states is a no-go in Jersey too.

Why?  Are they worried New Jersey would ban abortion if it could?


Title: Re: NJ Obama swing
Post by: Sbane on January 08, 2013, 10:36:30 AM
Sending abortion rights back to the states is a no-go in Jersey too.
Why?  Are they worried New Jersey would ban abortion if it could?

Or maybe they care about the unfortunate women living in states where abortion is likely to be banned?


Title: Re: NJ Obama swing
Post by: Antonio the Sixth on January 08, 2013, 12:29:24 PM
Sending abortion rights back to the states is a no-go in Jersey too.

Why?  Are they worried New Jersey would ban abortion if it could?

Out of solidarity for women outside NJ, maybe?


Title: Re: NJ Obama swing
Post by: hopper on January 08, 2013, 01:14:19 PM
Sending abortion rights back to the states is a no-go in Jersey too.

Why?  Are they worried New Jersey would ban abortion if it could?
Well New Jersey is center-left idealogically on social issues.