New Jersey: Obama-McCain a Toss-Up

Rasmussen Reports ^ | March 2, 2008 | Rasmussen Reports

[fieldmarshaldj]

Massachusetts has... 3 times for major office (twice for Ed Brooke for Senator, once for Deval Patrick for Governor).

[VRWC For Truth]

McNitWit is going to lose. Keep drinking the Koolaid.

[nwrep]

McCain, liberal enough to have a shot in N.J.

If McCain has a shot in NJ, its all over for Obama. He can go back to his Southside Church.

[Theodore R.]

It’s a long list of automatic Democrat states: NY, NJ, PA, CT, MA, VT, ME, OR, WA, HI, IL, WI, MI, CA, MD, DC, quite a few.

[gridlock]

If McCain can win in NJ, he can win anywhere. Of course, it is kind of like that old line about not wanting to join any club that would have me as a member...

[SpringheelJack]

McCain, liberal enough to have a shot in N.J.

George W. Bush won 46% of the vote in New Jersey in '04, so NJ should be a state Republicans can compete it regardless.

[reagandissiple]

That was before the McCain-Kennedy bill got defeated so soundly by REPUBLICANS!

But doesn't this mean that Hispanics will be thankful to McCain, and therefore many will vote for him?

[No Dems 2004]

NJ is pretty fed up with Dems, even though it keeps voting for them. President Bush made NJ a single-digit race back in 2004 and I think that Senator McCain can keep it competitive, too. Even if we don’t win it outright, keeping it competitive is a good plan.

[mware]

If McCain wins Jersey, the show is going to be over early.

BTW, I live in NJ and on the grassroots level, I have talked with life long Dem here who have told me they would never vote for Obama, and once more would vote for McCain

[reagandissiple]

It’s a long list of automatic Democrat states: NY, NJ, PA, CT, MA, VT, ME, OR, WA, HI, IL, WI, MI, CA, MD, DC, quite a few.

Is it me or you want Obama to beat McCain? I don't see your last post merely as a factual statement. You seem to be rooting for him.

[Grunthor]

“If McCain has a shot in NJ, its all over for Obama. He can go back to his Southside Church.”

So. The Repubes have figured out how to beat the Dhimmicrats....by becoming them.

[Hitchens]

I grew up with an ornery old Italian Catholic grandfather. Trust me, old Italian Catholic guys (and gals) won’t be voting for Barack Obama. Neither will old Irish guys or other old ethnic guys. And states like New Jersey and Pennsylvania are where these guys live.

The Democrats are basically giving us huge chunks of the northeast if they nominate Obama. I don’t think they can make up for those losses elsewhere.

[Miss Didi]

Scary scenario indeed...but if W didn’t manage to pull it off, how would McCain? I’d rather fight a Repub president again on immigration than a Dem...think about it.

[SoConPubbie]

Scary scenario indeed...but if W didn’t manage to pull it off, how would McCain? I’d rather fight a Repub president again on immigration than a Dem...think about it.

Are you really willing to risk it given the differences in donations democrats are getting vs. Republicans?

How about given the almost 2 to 1 numbers of democrat voters vs Republican voters during the primaries?

There is a sizable risk that our numbers in the House and Senate will decrease during this election and maybe enough to remove the firewall that the GOP provided during the McCain-Kennedy fiasco.

[ZULU]

Dream on.

The guy has a head likea rock. But surprises always happen in politics.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is significant news. Maybe, if McCain maintains his strength in NJ, he can help unseat Frank Lautenburg.

[ZULU]

Correct. Any Republican who can arry New Jersey in a Presidential Election can’t be a Republican.

The fact that Clinton beats out McCain but Obama doesn’t reflects the very serious racial divides in New Jersey which has one of the largest minority populations in America and one of the most Democratic.

[mware]

McCain does well in New Jersey by attracting solid support from GOP voters and also picking up the votes from 25% of Democrats.

There was a thread earlier this week claiming 20% of Dems might come over and vote for McCain if Obama is the candidate.

I got a feeling it may even be higher than that.

[AlternateEgo]

SoConPubbie wrote to ari-freedom: “You are either the most gullible person on Free-Republic or you are the most deceitful.”
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It’s one thing to continue to play the bash McCain drum over and over, but there’s no need for insults to those who disagree with you.

[ari-freedom]

You are either the most gullible person on Free-Republic or you are the most deceitful.

You have some issues that I can't help you deal with here.