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Poll shock: Nearly half might back McGreevey 49% would consider voting for him again
NJ.com The Star Ledger ^ | May 04, 2005 | DEBORAH HOWLETT

Posted on 05/04/2005 1:26:25 PM PDT by KeyesPlease

Five months after Gov. James McGreevey left office in disgrace, a new public opinion poll shows that 49 percent of New Jerseyans would consider voting for him in a future election.

The poll by Zogby International was commissioned by the gay rights advocacy group Garden State Equality to measure public support for gay marriage (which remains at 55 percent statewide). The group piggy-backed the McGreevey question onto the poll, largely in an effort to test electoral support for gay and lesbian candidates.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: New Jersey
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"The Zogby-Garden State Equality poll, which surveyed 804 New Jersey voters from April 12 to 14, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points."

Hmmmm. With that kind of margin of error the headline could have just as easily read: "Poll shock: Majority of Voters Would Not Back McGreevey Nearly 53% would not consider voting for him again"

Move along. No bias here.

The homosexual spin and the compliant media made it work out quite well for McGreevy. The media has conveniently allowed those polled to forget that McGreevy resigned, not so much because of his homosexuality, but because he appointed his totally unqualified lover (he was a tour guide in Israel and a poet) as New Jersey's anti terrorism czar making a six figure salary. He did not even qualify to receive classified information or be briefed by the FBI. Oh yeah, almost forgot about the lawsuit threat as well.

1 posted on 05/04/2005 1:26:25 PM PDT by KeyesPlease
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To: KeyesPlease
The group piggy-backed the McGreevey question...

Poor choice of words! Snicker!
2 posted on 05/04/2005 1:28:13 PM PDT by The Great Yazoo ("Happy is the boy who discovers the bent of his life-work during childhood." Sven Hedin)
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To: KeyesPlease

Seems the NJ crowd has little more care for morals than the DC crowd who reelected Marion Barry.


3 posted on 05/04/2005 1:28:32 PM PDT by Gary - Peters (Kerry Insecure to relinquish Congressional Job.)
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To: KeyesPlease
That's not even why he resigned, though it was a factor.

He resigned because he was very close to being indicted in the "Machiavelli" campaign donation scandal.

Instead of leaving the Statehouse in cuffs, he preferred to leave in leather.

4 posted on 05/04/2005 1:29:59 PM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
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To: KeyesPlease

It's just name recognition. Same way some Kennedy gets elected every year.


5 posted on 05/04/2005 1:30:27 PM PDT by randog (What the....?!)
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To: KeyesPlease

What do you expect, this is "Juuuusssseeyyy."


6 posted on 05/04/2005 1:30:54 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (IF YOU HATE DEMOCRATS - CLAP YOUR HANDS!!! clap clap clap)
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To: KeyesPlease

51% would vote for Michael Jackson!


7 posted on 05/04/2005 1:31:57 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (Let Me Die on My Feet in the Swamp, BUAIDH NO BAS)
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To: KeyesPlease

If the proverbial gun was to my head, I'd rather be to the back McGravy rather than in front of him.


8 posted on 05/04/2005 1:32:20 PM PDT by Solamente
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To: randog

You can think that if you will.
I on the other hand think the good folk of Mass are just fools.


9 posted on 05/04/2005 1:32:47 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (an enemy of islam)
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To: KeyesPlease

Sgt Foley: "Ah! Only two things come out of New Jersey Steers and queers."


10 posted on 05/04/2005 1:34:12 PM PDT by hflynn
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To: KeyesPlease
I'm surprised the margin isn't larger. This is NJ, aka, RatLand, at least as of late. 'Rats take being embroiled in a scandal like this to be a badge of honor. Remember the pep rally Al Gore led in the Rose Garden for Klink after he got impeached? These people have no shame. They wallow in scandal and disgrace and keep coming back for more, and the idiot electorate keeps rewarding them by voting for them. Why should they change, or pursue a more honorable path when they keep on winning no matter what they do?
11 posted on 05/04/2005 1:34:39 PM PDT by chimera
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Plus this shows that McGreevy succeeded getting the public to remember him as leaving office over sex rather than the real reason which was corruption. The reason McGreevy admitted to the affair was to take the public eye off the corruption ball. They strategy as Clinton and with some success.


12 posted on 05/04/2005 1:34:54 PM PDT by JLS
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To: macaroona

oh my god, New Jersey, the new Canada?


14 posted on 05/04/2005 1:39:25 PM PDT by llama hunter
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To: Joe Boucher
Anyone that votes based solely on name recognition is a fool.
15 posted on 05/04/2005 1:40:29 PM PDT by randog (What the....?!)
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To: JLS

Ah, but it was even more effective than Clinton because McGreevy is homosexual.


17 posted on 05/04/2005 1:43:14 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite (How soon will the U.S.A. be U.S.S.A.?)
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To: KeyesPlease

Well, it may be that a poll conducted by fairies in New Jersey was fixed in some way, or it may mean the there are many more mafioso tinkerbells that previously assumed.


18 posted on 05/04/2005 1:46:15 PM PDT by Tacis ( SEAL THE FRIGGEN BORDER!!!)
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To: wideawake

Haven't heard much out of Christie's office lately regarding any further investigation. I wonder.


20 posted on 05/04/2005 1:56:32 PM PDT by KeyesPlease
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