I'm surprised this article doesn't mention car insurance, which went down a lot in New Jersey. Previously rates were at mob-extortion levels, now they are in line with the rest of the country. McG took credit for the decrease. I don't know whether he's justified in that or not.
New Jersey is just plain DUMB
I wonder if that extortion charge will ever see the light of day. I think it's unlikely, and wonder if we'll ever know why.
Yes, it was the corruption that did McGreevey in. Many have noted how McGreevey conveniently took up the banner of gay rights in an effort to divert attention from the charges and make criticism of him sound like "gay-bashing." A true Oprah moment!
Those 49 % would vote for skeevy McGreevey should they think their inherant right to taxpayers money was in jepardy, or if a true Conservative was running.
" ...The poll even found that 30 percent of those who identified themselves as Republicans would consider voting for McGreevey, a Democrat."
Let's get this straight ... There are no Republicans in New Jersey.
They even dig up the dead (Frank Lautenberg) to run against so called Republicans in N.J.. ;)
Come to think of it, he could move to Michigan and get a high level job in the Jenny from the Block administration. She's into appointing girls to high level state jobs.
The Love Gov- or McGreevey's Great Gay Adventure
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New Jersey is a "Rat" nest. Where's the shock?
While I realize many NJ voters are delusional, I still question the poll. And he did leave to avoid the numerous corruption chargees. It was common knowledge that he was gay going back to his Woodbridge days.
Five months after Gov. James McGreevey left office in disgrace, a new public opinion poll shows that 49 percent of New Jerseyans would consider voting for him in a future election.
That settles it. NJ's corrupt government is just a reflection of it's citizens.
Clearly proving once again that the toxic appendage attached to New York has been the dumping ground for every heavy metal and organophosphate ever conceived by man for so many years that Leftists in this hell-hole are brain dead!
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
I'm betting most are Democrats.
I would not rule out voting for McGreevey because of his sexuality. He does not use that particular part of his anatomy for signing bills or any other part of the job. It is more his fondness for taxes than his fondness for menfolk that rules him out in my book.
Also, the full parameters of his financial improprieties was never explored as a result of his "explosive" admission, because everybody had to pretend, all of a sudden, that they had no inkling of what we had all known about for years. If he ever ran for office, you can bet his opponent would hammer him on corruption 24/7, and let the anti-gay vote take care of itself. No way would McGreevey be able to put together 50%.
Key wording is "would consider voting". No one wants to sound like they would not consider him even if they know they probably would not vote for him. These words skew the results.
I don't trust any polls done by John Zogby. If this was a Rasmussen Poll I'd believe it.
zoombie can't be serious. If 6% say they won't vote for mcpinkie, the real number must be 18%.This is 2005. Nobody wants to be seen as an anti gay bigot ( well not more than 6% of the people anyway). Unless mcpinkie turns black and runs in Newark he can't win an election giving up 18 points, not even in New Jersey the land of the brain dead voter.
"Progressive" is not an accurate characterization. We're just so used to corruption and scandal that we consider it a normal way of life here in NJ.