Posted on 09/15/2006 10:00:32 AM PDT by sonrise57
A poll conducted for the Democratic mayoral candidate in North Arlington shows Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. leading Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Menendez by a 47%-29% margin in this Democratic-leaning blue collar town of 15,181 people. The same survey, done by Neighborhood Research, gives Democrat Peter Massa a 31-point lead in the race for Mayor over Republican Peter Norcia, and Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney a ten-point lead against his GOP challenger, Todd Caliguire.
North Arlington's voter registration is 30% Democratic, 18% Republican and 52% Unaffiliated.
In 2005, Jon Corzine won North Arlington by a 56%-40% margin over Douglas Forrester, and in 2004, George W. Bush won the town by six votes over John Kerry. Corzine carried the town narrowly (57 votes) over Bob Franks in 2000, while Al Gore won it by 850 votes. In 2003, State Senator Paul Sarlo won North Arlington by a 54%-46% margin; in the same election, voters picked GOP Assemblyman Paul DiGaetano and Democratic Assemblyman Frederick Scalera. Last year, North Arlington strongly supported the Democratic legislative ticket.
Thats a very significant poll, North Arlington is a strong blue collar town with many government and unionized workers. This could be an indication of a landslide for Kean.
Yes, as an former Kearny resident, I know the lay of the land well. And this is in Menendez backyard. If this poll is even marginally reflecting the picture, it could be curtains for Menendez. My fear is that the Dems will put in Codey at the last minute.
Nope, it's New Jersey, democrats get a do-over. They'll replace Menendez on the ballot with someone who won't have time to implode before the election.
Maybe they'll just run Lautenberg, and he can resign his other seat after the election so Corzine can appoint another corrupt democrat.
Meanwhile, republicans in Texas couldn't get DeLay off the ballot after he resigned his own congressional seat and moved to Virginia.
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