[Dales]

And here is the Forrester campaign's writeup of the same poll:

Torricelli's refusal to answer disturbing questions leads NJ voters to abandon him

(HAMILTON, JULY 24) - Forrester for Senate campaign manager Bill Pascoe - responding to the release of a new SurveyUSA poll commissioned by KYW-TV in Philadelphia, which shows the Forrester-Torricelli race for New Jersey's U.S. Senate seat deadlocked at 43-43 percent - today issued the following statement:

"Great news for the Garden State - a new public poll shows the race between Doug Forrester and Robert Torricelli to be dead even, deadlocked at 43-43 percent. That represents a five-point swing to Doug since the last time SurveyUSA was in the field with a New Jersey general election survey, and it marks the fifth straight general election poll showing that Mr. Torricelli cannot break even the 45 percent threshold, despite being a 20-year career Member of Congress running against a candidate who has yet to begin his general election advertising.

"According to the SurveyUSA poll, Doug is doing better among key subgroups than Torricelli. Doug scores better among Republicans (leading by 80-11 percent) than Torricelli does among Democrats (which he leads by just 75-10 percent), and Doug is winning the Independents by a seven-point margin, 42-35 percent. Further, Torricelli scores well among the 18-34 year olds who tend to vote in lower numbers, while Doug leads among the 35-54 year olds who tend to vote in higher numbers.

"Clearly, Mr. Torricelli's silence is hurting him. He has failed to properly answer - to the satisfaction of New Jersey voters - the many questions surrounding him. He has failed to make public his sworn testimony before the Senate Ethics Committee; he has failed to make public a transcript of his interview with the FBI; he has failed to disclose what items the FBI confiscated from him when federal agents searched his home; he has even failed to take the lie detector test his former colleague, Democratic U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, says he should take.

"Conversely, the more people get to know Doug Forrester, the more they like him. What is truly stunning about this survey is the fact that Doug has continued to move up in the polls despite the fact that we have yet to begin our general election advertising.

"Don't be fooled by spin coming from the other side regarding the accuracy of this survey. Any reputable pollster will tell you that automated polls such as this one favor incumbents over challengers, for the simple reason that incumbents have higher name identification, and the default position is to support the guy whose name you recognize over the guy whose name you don't. The fact that this survey shows the race to be deadlocked is, therefore, a true warning shot across the bow of the Torricelli campaign."

[dyed_in_the_wool]

Let's see the debates. Forrester's only chance is if he starts slamming Torch early and often. Otherwise, most people couldn't give a lick.

[BikerNYC]

I have friends living in NJ who happen to be democrats (usually) and who are refusing to vote for him. This is one of those things that should cut across party lines. I don't care who the opposition is, Toricelli should be tossed out.

[dead]

The poll shows each candidate with 43 percent of the vote…

I’m no mathematician, but I’m thinking that adds up to 86% of the vote, meaning that once again a critical election will be decided by the 14% of the voting public that is too stupid to even know the candidates or issues.

If the NJ GOP wasn’t such a bunch of inept lardasses, they really wouldn’t have too hard a time convincing a majority of the knuckleheaded undecideds that Torricelli is a criminal and an embarrassment to the state.

[deport]

99 days to lever pulling time..... I still think it is too early to get a definitive idea of what will happen.... I think after the Labor Day kick offs then it will begin to come into focus. Voters tend to stay with their incumbent unless he/she gives them strong reasons not to. JMO

[Timesink]

This is very bad for the Torch. When the incumbent is running even in the polls with his challenger, and with a high number of undecideds, it usually means he ends up losing to his opponent. The undecideds in general have already made up their mind that the guy has to go, but just haven't yet brought themselves to make it "official" in their own minds. But they will.

[jf55510]

Also this same polling ocmpany had Cornyn up 56-40 over Kirk in Texas. The SurveyUSA poll is susposed to be one of the most accurate out there. That being said we cannot get complacent and let the toss-up races go to the Rats.

[jackbill]

Look at the dates on the articles. They are a week old - a week in which Torricelli has gotten perhaps his worst publicity.

Wonder what the results would be today?

[GraniteStateConservative]

New Jersey Democrats have no real reason to show up and vote this fall and that should scare Torch. Democrats aren't very enthusiastic about him and there is no other compelling top-ticket race. Gray Davis has the same trouble-- though not as much as Torch because there are other statewide races in California.

[Tacis]

Torricelli in trouble? Come on, give me a break. He is a democrat, for god's sake. He doesn't care about polls. Dead people, union members, blacks and foreigners don't have a say in polls but in elections in NJ, can each cast many votes.

[gunshy]

Democrats never lose close elections, there are always more democrat votes to be found in the ballot box.

[Consort]

Types of pasta

Anelli / aniline: small rings used for soup
Bucatini: Long medium tubes used for basic pasta dishes
Cannelloni: Large, thick round pasta tubes
Capelli d¡¦angelo: Thin strands of ¡¥angel hair¡¦ very similar to spaghetti
Cochiglie: Ridged tiny shells the size of lentils.
Cresti di gallo: curved shape, brown in colour.
Ditali/ ditalini: Short tubes similar to macaroni
Eliche: Loose spirals.
Farfalle: Bows used as an interesting shape for pasta and sauce dishes.
Fettuccine: Medium ribbons
Fusilli: Long twists often used in desserts and sweet dishes.
Gemelli: Two pieces wrapped together to look like ¡¥twins¡¦
Lasagne: Sheets of flat rectangular pasta
Linguini: Long flat ribbons similar to fettuccini.
Lumache: Snail-shaped shells
Lumaconi: Big shells often used for fillings
Macaroni: Long or short cut tubes, a favourite with cheese sauce.
Orecchiette: Ear-shaped
Penne: Quill shaped small pasta
Rigatoni: Thick ridged tubes
Spaghetti: Fine or medium rods
Tagliarini: Thin ribbons
Tagliatelle: Broad ribbons
Torricelli: Worm shaped foul smelling pasta, a favourite with American Liberals
Vermicelli: Fine pasta, usually folded into skeins and stuffed/filled.
Vermincelli: (see Torricelli)
Ziti rigati: Medium sized ridged tubular pasta

[justshutupandtakeit]

How long before the "There is no difference between ___ and ___ ____is just a RINO" crowd shows up to crap all over the challenger?

[sandydipper]

Senate Ethics Committee - ROFLMAO!

[newfreep]

Is the Republican Forrester conservative or another NE RINO?

[Saundra Duffy]

For victory!!

[teletech]

New Jersey is another state like Illinois where the dead vote early and often. Dogs and cats and all manner of pets vote too! I don't think the Torch is going anywhere, do you?

[cicero's_son]

It is so frustrating to watch the national republicans squander yet another opportunity to hang the burning tire of corporate greed around the dem's necks.

There is a DIRECT CONNECTION between the greed and corner-cutting of a Toricelli and the greed and corner-cutting going on at Worldcom, Enron, Global Crossing, etc.

The media will of course never make this connection. One would hope that the Republicans would be smart enough to do it.