Election 2008: New Jersey Senate New Jersey Senate Race a Dead Heat (Lautenberg 45% Zimmer 44%)

Rasmussen Reports ^ | June 09, 2008 | Scott Rasmussen

[Blood of Tyrants]

As crooked as NJ is, the guy doesn’t stand a chance.

[AmericaUnited]

How difficult is it to beat a living corpse?

[aegiscg47]

If the Republicans had a spine they would create a series of ads about the number of Democrats like this moron who keep blocking drilling, fiscal policy, etc.. . I don't give a crap about playing nice, presenting positive spin, and so on as we seem to be trying this year. I say we hit the public with scare-mongering ads about how the Dems are going to cause them $7 a gallon gas, lose their jobs and take away their X-box games! We'll win by double digits!

[AmericaUnited]

I could never, ever understand how someone like Lautenberg, who started and grew a very successful company such as did with ADP, would be a RAT. You'd think they would HATE WITH A PASSION government regulations and taxes after having to struggle with them for all those years. Maybe it's a form of Stockholm Syndrome

[kittymyrib]

Start up the copy machines in Newark. It will take lots of Democrat phony ballots if the election is that close.

[lesser_satan]

I hope they do, but I’m not sure the Republicans have enough brains to figure out that nice guys finish last.

[seoul62]

My bet is on the cadaver in formaldahyde. The election system in New Jersey is rigged to the max. One has to feel for the people but logic would say: you get what you voted for./Just Asking - seoul62..........

[Neverforget01]

As crooked as NJ is, the guy doesn’t stand a chance.

As long as a candidate has a (D) after his name, he could be an ax murderer and win in NJ.

[Salvation]

**Zimmer, a former U.S. congressman who is running as a fiscal conservative**

Come on, Republicans. Throw out Lautenberg.

[nmh]

How can ANYONE still want Lousenberg in there?

Living here ... one of his ads just reeked of how sleazy he is. He had the sleaze look. It was supposed to portray him s smooth - pure sleaze.

How many times will DOPES vote Lousenberg in again?

[nmh]

LOL!

You’re right.

Isn’t he 91?

Last time around they had to CHANGE THE LAW to get him in. He didn’t debate anyone either because he can’t. He’s a total imbecile.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Come on, Republicans. Throw out Lautenberg.

We would, but we are only allowed to vote once each. That's a huge disadvantage in The Garden State.

[TexasNative2000]

By October Lautenberg will be behind in the polls and will withdraw citing health concerns. The Dems will go to court to either, 1) substitute another popular Democrat, or 2) get a stay on the election until a suitable Democrat has been found.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Last time around they had to CHANGE THE LAW to get him in.

Actually, they didn't change the law. They just ignored it. Torricelli was the original dem candidate, and he was caught taking bribes and being involved in so much corruption that even the dem voters in NJ were not going to vote for him. He was so far behind in the polls that the party bigwigs forced him to resign and replaced him with Lautenberg, even though the time period for doing so had long since passed. The NJ Supremes, who make the Florida Supremes look like Scalia and Thomas, allowed the last-minute switch, claiming that NJ voters should not be deprived of having a choice. So, the morons in my home state said, "Sure, why not?" and voted overwhelmingly for Lautenberg.

[Theodore R.]

Also, a lot of tycoons benefit from their own style of government largesse through federal grants, etc. The American people, whatever, will never figure out what is happening.

[Theodore R.]

Yes, people in NJ can’t “hep” it — they have been big government junkies for as long as one can remember.

[nmh]

Actually, they didn’t change the law. They just ignored it. Torricelli was the original dem candidate, and he was caught taking bribes and being involved in so much corruption that even the dem voters in NJ were not going to vote for him. He was so far behind in the polls that the party bigwigs forced him to resign and replaced him with Lautenberg, even though the time period for doing so had long since passed. The NJ Supremes, who make the Florida Supremes look like Scalia and Thomas, allowed the last-minute switch, claiming that NJ voters should not be deprived of having a choice. So, the morons in my home state said, “Sure, why not?” and voted overwhelmingly for Lautenberg.

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Yes, you’re right. Head gets foggy now and then.

It’s sickening. We’re not native to NJ and hoping to LEAVE.

[Parley Baer]

I don’t think the polls canvassing has reached the graveyards.

[Theodore R.]

But for some reason they rejected HHH in 1968 and GA Jimmy in 1976.