Corzine on the Ropes?

Imagine if one of the wealthiest states in the US were competently managed.

New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Jon S. Corzine, who hopes to win a second term in November, has now fallen behind Republican challenger Christopher J. Christie by 15 points – 49% to 34%....

Corzine trails another potential GOP challenger, former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, 43% to 35%, while seven percent (7%) like another candidate and 15% are not sure whom they prefer. New Jersey Republicans will chose a candidate to run against Corzine in a primary on June 2.

The survey was taken Tuesday, the day Corzine was announcing $916 million in new and increased taxes as part of his $29.8 billion state budget for 2010.

A Quinnipiac University poll taken just prior to the governor’s announcement found him trailing Christie by nine and leading Lonegan by four.

"There are no good numbers for Gov. Jon Corzine in this poll, and since it was taken before his Draconian budget was released, his numbers could be even worse today," Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said in the release accompanying the poll.

Most of the fall in his numbers seems to be a growing antipathy to Corzine, rather than attraction to the Republican challengers. Though that doesn't really cut in his favor.

Also beating Jon Corzine? A dildo attached to the business end of a Sawz-All.

posted by Ace at 04:41 PM

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