[pepsi_junkie]

They are essentially a “hard blue” democrat state, but every decade or so they get fed up with the democrat’s corruption or tax and spend policies and elect a Republican.

The pattern is to elect a Democrat and after one horrible term, toss him. Then elect a RINO and they get two ineffective terms. Then back to the democrats for one term, rinse/repeat.

Going back to the 80s: Kaine (R, two terms), followed by Florio (D, one term) followed by Whitman (R, two terms), followed by McGreevey (D, less than one term), followed by Christie (R, two terms) followed by this leftist, hopefully for just one term.

[Alberta's Child]

You left Jon Corzine out of your timeline, between McGreevey and Christie.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Corzine was in there too - right before Christie - this guy Murphy sounds a lot like Corzine - big shot at Goldman-Sachs (and Republicans are supposed to be the party of Wall Street) - Corzine got the boot after one term because of corruption - maybe Murph will turn out the same way.....