Over the summer, incumbent Democratic Governor, Jon Corzine, was down by double digits in his race for re-election. Not anymore. The latest independent poll, the first following last week's debate with the candidates, has Corzine up by one point:
A month before Election Day, New Jersey’s Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine is now in a virtual tie with his Republican challenger, according to a new poll out Tuesday.Corzine's GOP opponent, Chris Christie, has been hit hard over his ethics hypocrisy. Also, in a state on the verge of passing marriage equality legislation, Christie also burnished his anti-gay credentials at last week's debate.
Forty-four percent of likely New Jersey voters support Corzine while 43 percent support Republican Chris Christie. Four percent say they will vote for independent candidate Chris Daggett, and five percent are undecided.
“With the start of an advertising blitz and the raw exposure of the debate [last week], the race has tightened to a dead heat,” said Peter Woolley, director of the Fairleigh Dickinson University Public Mind poll released Tuesday.
