New Jersey Goes To The Polls

Today marks the day that New Jersey goes to the polls to determine the candidates to run for Governor. On the GOP side, it is a two man race - between Chris Christie and Steve Lonegan.

I expect that Christie will pull it out and win the race fairly handily, even though Lonegan conservatives will flock to him. The GOP is going to want someone who can actually have a chance of winning in November, and Christie is better suited for winning that race.

Over on the Democrats' side, it's a one-man race, even though there are four guys on the ballot. Gov. Jon Corzine, with all his millions is going to crush his competition, even though Corzine has done an awful job and the motley crew of alternatives isn't much better. The Democrats allowed Jeff Boss on the ballot, and haven't spoken out against his conspiracy mongering claiming that the government was behind the 9/11 attacks. That is to their everlasting shame.

If you're a Democrat who wants to choose someone other than Corzine, your best bet is to go with Carl Bergmanson, whose political platform includes calling for a constitutional convention to eliminate the Supreme Court's meddling with COAH and school funding. Part of his platform has been overtaken by the events last week relating to the Abbott School funding, but he's at least pushing a fiscally responsible approach, as compared to Corzine.

Even if Corzine wins the primary, he's not a lock to win the election in November as his approval numbers remain pretty bad, and his economic policies include trying to further undermine the stability of the underfunded state pension system while maintaining all the perks for the unions.

UPDATE:
Went to the polls a short time ago, and the turnout was very light. Whereas there were more than 100 people who had voted by this point of the day in the November 2008 election, 15 voted in this election.

UPDATE:
Christie has won in a big way. 55-42 Christie over Lonegan despite light turnout. Corzine won handily.