Judges Race: Montgomery County

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Lead in: The judges race is really starting to heat up in Montgomery County. Both Democratic and Republican committees are busy helping their candidates win over votes for tomorrow.

For more information on the candidates or the election, visit:

www.judgeswecanbelievein.com

www.montgomerycountygop.com

www.mcdems.org

Polls open in Jersey...still too early to tell

Polls opened up at 7am in the Garden State with low voter turnout being a big concern in the state...people are being encouraged to go out and vote

This is technically a three-way election race between Jon Corzine and Christie, with a 3rd party independent candidate Christopher Daggett playing the role of spoiler. Without Daggett in the race Chris Christie would be the runaway winner against Corzine.

In case you were wondering there is no runoff election in New Jersey as only a plurality of the vote is required rather than an outright majority. Based on pre-election polls we can safely predict that none of the three candidates will have a majority of the popular vote.

Issues in New Jersey include the president’s rising unpopularity in the country, local corruption in Governor Corzine’s administration, miserable employment, high taxes, and our politicians’ unwelcome focus on healthcare during a time of national economic crisis. Put simply this election is mainly about a leadership vacuum both instate and nationally.

Unemployment in New Jersey is 10% and property taxes are through the roof to pay for Democrat programs which suddenly look like bad policy to the average voter. The campaign has been unusually toxic even for NJ. At one point Corzine called Christie “fat” while Obama himself has further polarized the race with over-the-top partisan rhetoric.

Here is the latest:
Quinnipiac: Christie 42, Corzine 40, Daggett 12 (Christie +2)
SurveyUSA: Christie 45, Corzine 42, Daggett 10 (Christie +3)
PPP: Christie 47, Corzine 41, Daggett 11 (Christie +6)
Rasmussen Reports: Christie 46, Corzine 43, Daggett 8 (Christie +3)
Daily Kos/R2000: Christie 42, Corzine 41, Daggett 14 (Christie +1)
Democracy Corps: Corzine 41, Christie 37, Daggett 15 (Corzine +4)
Fairleigh Dickinson Poll: Corzine 43, Christie 41, Daggett 8 (Corzine +2)
Stockton/Zogby: Christie 39, Corzine 40, Daggett 14 (Corzine +1)

Comissioner's Race, 13th Ward of Montgomery County

Lede: Election day is just around the corner and the race is on for commissioner of the 13th ward in Montgomery County. Democrat Ralph Giguere and Republican Carol Gillespie have recently been knocking on doors to gain the community's votes.

Election-Eve in the Garden State

In the see-saw New Jersey Governor's race, Republican challenger Christopher Christie has 42 percent to Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine's 40 points, with 12 percent for independent candidate Christopher Daggett, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Six percent remain undecided.

Philadelphia District Attorney Race

Philadelphian's will head to the polls tomorrow to choose the next district attorney. Bryant Maddrick followed the frontrunner and presumed winner of the D.A.'s race, Seth Williams, to find out where he stands on the issues.

Link:
http://blip.tv/file/2800051

Republican District Attorney Candidate Michael Untermeyer Preview

Lead In:

On Tuesday, November 3, 2009 the election for District Attorney of Philadelphia is being held throughout the Philadelphia area. The two candidates involved are Democratic candidate, Seth Williams, and Republican candidate, Michael Untermeyer. We caught up with Untermeyer on his campaign trail where he talked to us about the issues he believes are most important.

Jeff McMenamin & Andrew Wagner

New Jersey Race Heating Up

The New Jersey Gubernatorial Election will be held on November 3^rd, 2009. Jon Corzine is the incumbent Democrat who is running for his second term. Chris Christie is running as the Republican candidate. Chris Daggett is running as the Independent candidate.

Some of the major issues of the election are: job creation, property tax, and keeping people in New Jersey.

Several debates were held throughout the state, with the last being on October 22^nd.

Regionally, Republicans tend to be strong in the Northwest and Shore regions of the state. The Democrats tend to be strong in the urban areas as well as the suburban areas.

Since February of 2004, Corzine’s approval ratings ranged from 33% and 42%. Corzine may benefit from his backing from President Barack Obama.

Chris Christie was born in Newark, New Jersey and now lives in Medham. In 1994, Christie was elected as a Republican to the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders. In 1998, Christie registered as a lobbyist for the Dughi, Hewitt, and Palatucci. In 2001, Christie was nominated by George w. Bush to be the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.

Christie attacked Corzine’s record of raising taxes, failing to deliver property tax relief, and presiding over a period of unusually high unemployment in the state. Corzine pointed to the global economic recession for the state’s economic trouble. Christie also campaigned on the issue of ethics-reducing corruption and ending fiscal waste.

New Jersey is widely a blue-state, no Republican has won a statewide election since Christine Todd Whitman who was elected governor in 1997 and is now campaigning with Chris Christie.

Christie is pro-life, however his running mate Kimberly Guadango is pro-choice. Christie opposes New Jersey’s proposed medical marijuana bill.

Jon Corzine is originally from Taylorville, Illinois. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1969 until 1975. In 1975, he moved to New Jersey and was hired as a bond trader for Goldman Sachs. Over the years, he worked his way up to chairman and CEO of the company. Corzine was sworn into the Senate in November 2001. Corzine ran for Governor in 2005 and defeated Doug Forrester.

Jon Corzine also had some controversies surrounding him. He was romantically involved with Kayla Katz. Katz was the president of local 1034 of the communication workers of America and offered her a job, which she denied. After Corzine and his wife were separated the two were seen dating. Corzine and his wife divorced in 2003. After the break-up, their lawyers negotiated a settlement between Katz and Corzine in November of 2004, which reached an excess of six million dollars.

In April of 2007, Corzine was injured in an automobile accident. Excess speed, and the fact that Corzine was not wearing a seatbelt led to his injury. A New Jersey State Trooper drove the car.

The Quinnipiac University Poll found Corzine leading Republican challenger Chris Christie 43-38% among likely voters, with independent Chris Dagget at 13percent as of October 29^th, 2009.