Fighting the GOP is one thing, fighting your own party (Dems) is damn sad.

[Ninga]

Been wondering what the heck the deal is in New Jersey with Dems obviously going to vote for Christie.

Then the following paragraph smacked me in the forehead with a thud..."duh, I shoulda known"...

-snipped from Firedoglake, emphasis added, as if it were needed.

"Governor Christie is heavily favored to win re-election. His opponent, State Senator Barbara Buono, is not only facing Christie and his stuttering admirers in the press but also the machinery of the state Democratic Party who fears her progressive agenda would threaten state and local business dealings that Christie has happily looked the other way on."



http://news.firedoglake.com/2013/11/04/chris-christie-screams-at-another-teacher-on-election-eve/

[prairierose]

1. Remember what Will Rogers said...

"I do not belong to an organized political party, I am a Democrat."

But this sounds to me like the patriarchy & the "old boy network" in action.

[FarCenter]

3. NJ Democratic politics is all about organization

Buono isn't with a strong alliance.

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. Well, your first problem is that you believe anything from NorquistDogLake.

[former9thward]

4. Are you saying Democrats are not going to vote for Christie?

Democrats outnumber Republicans in NJ by 700,000. So if he wins Democrats will have voted for him in large numbers.

[Ninga]

6. Thank you. That was the point of my OP. The paragraph I posted seemed to shed some light on

the possible reason Dems were going to vote for Christie. Which I do not understand.

[Bandit]

8. I saw a poll which said "only" 23% of Democrats support Cristy but 61% Independents do

and 93% Republicans do. I suspect there are more Independents than either Republican or Democrat.

[former9thward]

9. You are correct.

Indies 2,588,000

Dem 1,826,000

Rep 1,093,000

http://nj.gov/state/elections/2013-results/2013-1029-statewide-voter-regs-summary-leg-district.pdf

[Ninga]

5. Oh, ok school me. I have read articles posted by the author of this one before, DSWright. Seriously

I am clueless.

Can someone from New Jersey shine some light on this?

[Scuba]

7. Sounds too much like the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

[HereSince1628]

10. The Dem party is so weak they seem to be ok running R's as Dems.

[Scuba]

12. That's what it looks like from where I sit ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10849526

[kentuck]

11. He is invincible!

Haven't you been listening to Morning Joe??

[jsr]

13. He's inevitably invincible

now that he's invincibly inevitable.