New Jersey Senate: Kean (R) 41%, Menendez (D) 39%

Rasmussen Reports ^ | March 31, 2006

[Clintonfatigued]

The U.S. Senate race remains a toss-up in the early going with 20% of all voters having no preference at this time. The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll shows Republican Tom Kean, Jr. earning 41% of the vote while Democrat Robert Menendez attracting support from 39%.

[moose2004]

Kean is no conservative, but it would be nice to put this seat in the Repub column.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is one of the key races of 2006.

[Cagey]

Corzine fallout, maybe?

[LS]

Good news, the Dems lose a seat. The bad news? A RINO gains one.

[thoughtomator]

That would be the RINO column.

[Clemenza]

It would be the first Republican ELECTED to the Senate since Clifford Case, who was first elected in the 1950s when my FATHER was a paperboy delivering the Star Ledger.

[goldstategop]

After all the corruption in New Jersey, Menendez starts out as the clear favorite. The Democrats can steal you blind and voters will still reward them! Just ask Jon Corzine on the worth of a Democratic promise.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Killborn]

Which one is better?

[RockinRight]

Hmmm. Could we possibly pull this one off??

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Wouldn't be a hoot if Republicans pick up another Senate seat or two or three?

[johnny7]

I bet Kean will keep the lead and maybe increase it... but when the votes are tallied... he'll come in second.

[LibLieSlayer]

Even Ras has bias. If the dim were leading by 2, Ras would declare "dim pulls away from Repub"!

LLS

[oceanview]

what was the "big Kean annoucement" this past Monday?

yes, the key to this one is Corzine - let him jack up every tax he can find, a disgruntled electorate will be more likely to toss the incumbent.

[Liz]

The Dim voter fraud machine is always working----no reasonable person believes Corzine won the governorship by nine points. The Camden-Essex-Hudson-Union-Bergen paid workers were traveling hard, from precinct to precinct, pulling those levers over and over again.

[sanjacjake]

Menendez is a "lock stepper"...could even say he
is the Jesse Jackson type..just an opinion....Jake

[Killborn]

Wow, so far KEan is looking good despite being on the 7/11 Omission Stupidity.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Aw shoot....now I guess I've got to vote for him, rino that he is. :)

[Fee]

Try illegal immigration fallout. Images of Hispanics waving Mexican flags screaming at the MSM is turning off many independents. Having a Hispanic face (pointing this out from a PR image, not racist point) and being pro immigration reform (Senate version) Menendez only reminds the white independent voter of this.

[mak5]

It would be a hoot. It is not only possible, I think, looking at the races, that it is probable. Santorum may lose his seat (though that will get closer as November approaches), but there will be gains elsewhere to offset the loss.