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alp227

(31,960 posts)
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 06:50 PM Nov 2013

So how come NJ voters are going for both Booker and Christie this year?

RealClearPolitics' average of this month's polls shows a 24-point edge for current Gov. Chris Christie. This after Cory Booker won the special election for Frank Lautenberg's former senate seat by 11 points. How could that be? A lot of people in NJ are low-info independents voting strictly on name recognition? Left-leaning moderates who don't mind Christie being a "RINO"? Buono being a weak candidate? What is going on?
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So how come NJ voters are going for both Booker and Christie this year? (Original Post) alp227 Nov 2013 OP
NJ is not as Dem in non presidential elections. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #1
I heard this morning on tv (don't remember who or what show) that Christie's handling of Arkansas Granny Nov 2013 #2
you mean Christies mishandling of Sandy hollysmom Nov 2013 #3
Yup Christie's stuff was all phony show. gopiscrap Nov 2013 #4
Kick! JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #6
I go with "low-info independents voting strictly on name recognition" plus another factor... Jim Lane Nov 2013 #5

Arkansas Granny

(31,483 posts)
2. I heard this morning on tv (don't remember who or what show) that Christie's handling of
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 06:57 PM
Nov 2013

Hurricane Sandy will get him re-elected. Regardless what letter comes after his name, the voters will remember his actions then and will vote accordingly.

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
3. you mean Christies mishandling of Sandy
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 07:44 PM
Nov 2013

Sorry, as one who got no help, I tend to be bitter. He just kept saying he did well, but I think the majority are not happy, he says he balanced the budget, but he never did, he says he increased school funding, but that would only be to private schools, not public. He says the teachers support him,. but they hate him.

But the media loves him and goes with what he says, even though it is very not true.

you can't pay me to vote for Christie, he has been a financial disaster for this state, but the media loves him and people believe what they hear -not checking if it is true or not.

JustAnotherGen

(31,681 posts)
6. Kick!
Wed Jan 8, 2014, 02:10 PM
Jan 2014

It's waaaay too late - but I want folks around here to remember how disgusted we were with this guy.

 

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)
5. I go with "low-info independents voting strictly on name recognition" plus another factor...
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 10:04 PM
Nov 2013

Both Christie and Booker are highly skilled at media manipulation. It's not just that they're well known. Beyond mere name recognition, many of the low-information voters (Democrats and Republicans as well as independents) have a favorable image of both men, an image not justified by their records in office.

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