What Christie "Landslide"? What "Mandate"?

[no_hypocrisy]

http://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/Low_turnout_helped_propel_lopsided_Christie_victory_over_Buono.html

This past election cycle concluded with one of the lowest voter turn-outs in the state.

38% total.

Do the math.

If Christie got 60% of the total vote (38%), that means only 22.8% of the registered voters in the state thought enough of him to vote for him.

Less than one-quarter of the voters "elected" Chris Christie to another term.

And less than one-quarter of NJ voters endorsing a candidate doesn't have any significant national implications no matter what the media says otherwise.

[berni_mccoy]

1. The voters were also apathetic enough to allow him to win

You can look at that number both ways.

People don't vote when they don't care. That can mean more than one thing.

[Atman]

2. Too many jokes.

Biting tongue.

[Freddie]

3. No coattails

All of the other races in the state went overwhelmingly D, plus the minimum wage referendum that Christie opposed passed by a wide margin.

[winter is coming]

4. It's a "media mandate", brought to you by people who don't do math or fact-checking. n/t

[CTyankee]

5. well, he certainly strengthened the resolve of pro-choice women in the state...

[brooklynite]

6. So, no mandate for Bill de Blasio then....

24% turnout in NYC.

You could just as easily argue that Votefs knew they were going to win big and were happy wth the outcome so they didn't feel the need to vote.

Look, we can disparage Christie's politics all we want. Bottom line is he won and won big.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. He "won big" with limited numbers.

Perspective.

[ananda]

8. Bottom line is: NJ is screwed!

..

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Good News/Bad News

Good News: NJ is stuck with Christie (meaning, no real chance of him becoming president)

Bad News: That means NJ is stuck with Christie.

[cthulu2016]

10. That's a miserable argument

It applies to almost all American elections so trotting it out for one case is pathetic.

Is it an awesome argument when Republicans point out what percentage of the American people voted for Obama or Clinton?

I never found it so.

What % of New Jersey just voted for Cory Booker?

[spanone]

11. shhhhh...don't tell the media, they are drooling over the guy