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NJ GOVERNOR'S RACE SHIFTS BUT REMAINS A TOSS UP
Jennifer Husko ( jhusko@nbc40.net ) - 11/2/09 04:42 pm
Last Updated - 11/2/09 10:58 pm
      

EGG HARBOR TWP.-- In the final hours of campaigning, depending on which poll you look at, the New Jersey governor’s race has shifted and there is one thing all candidates are focused on...getting voters to the polls.

In the last hours of a bitter race with ruthless ads and deep divisions over important issues like healthcare and tax policy, incumbent Jon Corzine and his challenger, republican Chris Christie are both focused on getting 'your' vote.

A Monmouth university Gannett poll conducted over the final weekend of this campaign shows incumbent Jon Corzine appears to have what they're calling a razor thin 43 percent to 41 percent lead over Chris Christie.

Independent candidate Chris Daggett holds just 8 percent of likely registered voter support.

While it's possible President Barack Obama's third visit to the Garden State on Sunday boosted the governor's chances, not everyone thinks his endorsement means change. "I'm really crazy about President Obama...Corzine not so good for me," said Sandra Newman of Egg Harbor Township.

Some South Jersey voters like Sally Stieska of Somers Point say their vote has the potential to cross party lines depending on which candidate they believe will deliver. "I don't know...it's going to be a tight race I think…I'm a registered democrat I don't always vote democrat I look at the issues and look at their...what they stand for."

Various polls say the race is too close to call and the difference between Corzine and Christie's ratings are statistically insignificant and what it's all going to come down to is whether voters show up at the polls. "Because it's very close, whoever you choose so it's important to get, it's important to vote anytime actually…if you don't vote, you have no right to gripe," said Jerry Hyman of Ventnor.

But those out and about in South Jersey say the poll's numbers aren't enough to stop them from voting for whom they believe in. "Right now I'm going with Daggett…in my opinion I think he's the strongest right now, he might be a little lower in polls but as for me he's high,” said Newman.








 
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