Quote from drjekyllus:
Weren't you the same guy who said Corzine would win?
Not only that you mocked me for suggesting otherwise. You are an Obama supporter from the beginning and your opinion is not valid.
No. I said I thought that even though he was a crappy Gov that because of his vast personal wealth, he had a chance to win it. I think he came fairly close.
Here is my earlier post:
"This will be an interesting race to watch. To me, Christie is the type of moderate Republican that can get elected. He beat out what I call is the typical super conservative in the primary. That guy ran in part on the "flat tax" vs issues near and dear to NJites, ie, property taxes being near the highest in the nation.
According to the composite polls at RCP, the lead is around 8%, actually not very big at this stage, considering how poorly Corzine did during his term as Gov.
Corzine is suffering from not delivering on campaign promised property tax reductions and the fallout of the crappy economy.
All in all, it'll be a fun one to watch.
Christie is making pipedream promises which could backfire on him. EG-he will get job growth by cutting business taxes. In NJ (I lived and worked there for about 9 years), this is a huge problem.
However, cutting business taxes means either cutting spending or raising someone elses taxes ( see comment about high property taxes. )
In addition, NJ has very high income taxes. So, Corzine will likely spin this as putting more burden on the already overburdened individual via higher property and income taxes.
Christie has another serious problem and that is campaign finance. He will be limited to about $10.9 million in public funds while the very wealthy Corzine has no limit in spending his personal fortune, something he has been willing to do.
NJ is somewhat unique in that it has no major TV stations; therefore, candidates have to buy from either the NYC or Philly stations with the NYC being the most expensive in the nation. This clearly is a disadvantage for Christie.
Also, Corzine will likely bring in Obama. As you know, the big O. has huge popular support.
This will be a very closely watched election. IMO, if Christie wins and I think he can and actually hope he will, it will have national implications for the GOP by making easier for the so called impure moderates to run.
BTW-Reps can and do win north of the Mason Dixon line, just not very often."
Your statement makes no sense as opinions are just that. IMO, your rabid support for a bunch of wingnuts makes anything you say invalid.
Enjoy.
S