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2009-06-03 10:44:14
Macbeth
Banned
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I'm a bit slow so can someone tell me if read this little graph right.
http://elections.nj.com/dynamic/files/e … N=POLITICS
The democrat Jon Corzine got 77% of the Democrat primary vote for a total of 149,617 votes.
The republican Chris Christie got 55% of the Republican vote which amounts to 181,490 votes. The next guy got 139,483 in the Republican primary.

If I read this right the Republican got almost the same amount (give or take a few ten thousand) as all the democrat votes combined? So if everyone was to vote along party lines NJ has a pretty good chance of having a republican next election or did I totally read this wrong?
2009-06-03 11:46:05
nickb64
formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]
+77|5912|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

Macbeth wrote:

If I read this right the Republican got almost the same amount (give or take a few ten thousand) as all the democrat votes combined? So if everyone was to vote along party lines NJ has a pretty good chance of having a republican next election or did I totally read this wrong?
I believe you may be correct, not really sure though.
2009-06-03 14:06:58
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6706|North Carolina
Primaries don't mean much in reference to the general election.  They obviously mean a lot in determining who runs in the general election though.
2009-06-03 14:12:33
Doctor Strangelove
Real Battlefield Veterinarian.
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Remember Corzine is an incumbent, and primaries with incumbents ussually don't have as high turnout.

Also NJ is a very Democrat state so the general election is not likely to be a GOP sweep.
2009-06-03 14:55:13
imortal
Member
+240|6966|Austin, TX

DoctaStrangelove wrote:

Remember Corzine is an incumbent, and primaries with incumbents ussually don't have as high turnout.

Also NJ is a very Democrat state so the general election is not likely to be a GOP sweep.
"...and remember, NJ, incumbants usually win anyway, so no need for you Republicans to waste your time by going out to vote if you are just going to lose ayway, so why bother to even turn out?  And to all you Democrats out there, don't forget to show your support by going out to vote!"

Does that sound about like it?  Or were you referring to, since the Democrat was the incumbant, not many Democrats actually went to vote in the primary, so the Democratic numbers may be arificially low, and in reality there are many more Democrats than the primary numbers would have us believe?
2009-06-03 16:52:59
Doctor Strangelove
Real Battlefield Veterinarian.
+1,758|6769

imortal wrote:

DoctaStrangelove wrote:

Remember Corzine is an incumbent, and primaries with incumbents ussually don't have as high turnout.

Also NJ is a very Democrat state so the general election is not likely to be a GOP sweep.
"...and remember, NJ, incumbants usually win anyway, so no need for you Republicans to waste your time by going out to vote if you are just going to lose ayway, so why bother to even turn out?  And to all you Democrats out there, don't forget to show your support by going out to vote!"

Does that sound about like it?  Or were you referring to, since the Democrat was the incumbant, not many Democrats actually went to vote in the primary, so the Democratic numbers may be arificially low, and in reality there are many more Democrats than the primary numbers would have us believe?
The latter
2009-06-04 14:15:11
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6706|North Carolina
Well, to be fair, NJ really is heavily Democrat in most areas.  It's about as blue as Utah is red.

 

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