NJ-Sen: Menendez +3

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    I think Menendez was pretty much screwed from the start. Also this race is similar to PA because the son's of two populer former Govenor's are running. In addition it look's like the Corzinator is having trouble in his new job and the Corzinator may weigh down Menendez.     

Last time I checked, Corzine has an approval rating about equal to his margin of election.

Wrong word there, buddy.

Actually, it was the right word.  I just forgot to put "has an approval rating margin [or surplus]".  Thanks, though;  I wouldn't have noticed that.

Be careful, I thought you were trying to say that Gov. Corzine makes Gov. Taft look wildly popular.

Haha. 

This is New Jersey, remember.  Being corrupt actually gets you a bonus in the approval ratings.

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    I think Menendez was pretty much screwed from the start. Also this race is similar to PA because the son's of two populer former Govenor's are running. In addition it look's like the Corzinator is having trouble in his new job and the Corzinator may weigh down Menendez.     

Last time I checked, Corzine has an approval rating about equal to his margin of election.

Wrong word there, buddy.

Actually, it was the right word.  I just forgot to put "has an approval rating margin [or surplus]".  Thanks, though;  I wouldn't have noticed that.

Be careful, I thought you were trying to say that Gov. Corzine makes Gov. Taft look wildly popular.

Haha. 

This is New Jersey, remember.  Being corrupt actually gets you a bonus in the approval ratings.

So did Bush get a serious boost with his 37% approval, 60% disapproval rating there? Maybe Cheney's bad aim will help him out.

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So did Bush get a serious boost with his 37% approval, 60% disapproval rating there? Maybe Cheney's bad aim will help him out.

Come now, let's not turn a beautiful thing like insulting New Jersey into ugly partisan bickering.

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The same thing will happen this year.

Oh the arrogance… not to mention the hypocrisy!

When Republicans like Burns are up for re-election the Dems are so keen to say that corruption and links to lobbyists will spell his doom (and well it might)… but when it comes to their own corrupt office holders like Menendez (and potentially for that matter Sherrod Brown in OH) it will some how not be a factor.

Lets not forget that Kean is not Forrester, there is no enthusiasm in NJ for the Democratic Party is just so happens that in a dirty race between two flawed candidates the one with more money and the partisan advantage of his state on his side won… in a Kean v Menendez fight, cash is unlikely to favour one over the other, folks have a far higher estimation of Kean than Menendez and in the end the only thing going for the Dems will be partisan advantage and I doubt it’ll be enough.         

Well, let me point out which party is in charge right now; the Republicans. No matter how corrupt some Democrats are (I say "some" because I'm almost certain there are more corrupt Republicans than Democrats), they aren't the ones in control, therefore all of these recent scandals are not really their fault. That is why I believe Menendez, as an incumbent Democrat, will win.

Also, the Republicans could attack Menendez (and Brown, if what you said is true) as the Democrats attack Burns, but they are in no position to do so.

The Menendez scandal:

Kay Elizabeth LiCausi's questionable "Climb Up the Ladder "

Original NYT article mentioned above

Thank you very much for posting that. That article is a bit of an eye-opener. Someone rising up the hierarchy that fast is quite suspicious indeed...

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This is New Jersey, remember.  Being corrupt actually gets you a bonus in the approval ratings.

I'm sure the relatively sophisticated citizens of this Northeastern state realize 1) that NJ Democrat 'corruption' pales befre that of the national GOP, and 2) The 'corrupt' are simply reflecting the nature of our system.