Panelists on the "McLaughlin Group" unanimously agreed that Menendez will win because NJ is locked perpetually to the Democrats. No nominal GOP Senate candidate has won there since 1972.
Yeah, that's nice. And no Republican has won a Senate race in Maryland in almost as many years. And in Pennsylvania, before 1991 (special election), no Democrat had won a Senate race since the 60's.
The Mc Laughlin group doesn't live in NJ and understand how upset many are at Cirzine's lie when he promised a cut in prop taxes and delivered a sales tax increase.
Also Menendez is a crook and while people around here expect it, they aren't too enthused about it. Menendez is an appointee he hasn't been elected statewide yet.