Tag: NJ-Gov

2009 Election Results: Mixed Night For Teabaggers

Filed in National by on November 4, 2009 56 Comments

Here’s yesterday’s election results, as they stand right now: VA-Gov Bob McDonnell (R) 59% Creigh Deeds (D) 41% 99% counted A big win for Republicans in VA-Gov. This result was no surprise, Deeds was a crappy candidate. His problem was that he tried to run against President Obama, at one point even saying he would […]

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Election Results Thread

Filed in National by on November 3, 2009 50 Comments

We’ll be watching the results and updating you here. VA polls close at 7 pm, Maine and NJ close at 8 pm and NY polls close at 9 pm. We could actually be in for a long election if the votes are close, because then we’ll have to wait for absentee and provisional ballots to […]

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Double Standards

Filed in National by on September 4, 2009 7 Comments

New Jersery Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie is in trouble again: The latest example: In 2002 he struck a motorcyclist while driving in the wrong direction on a one way street. Christie got off without even a ticket after mentioning his job title. Did Christie’s status figure in to the cushy resolution? The local police […]

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Oopsie! “Anti-Corruption” Candidate Christie Admits Ethics Violation

Filed in National by on August 19, 2009 2 Comments

One of the off-year races that people have been watching is the New Jersey governor race between incumbent Jon Corzine and challenger Chris Christie. Corzine has been in danger of losing the race, and polling has shown him trailing Christie by double digits. Corzine is not universally loved and Christie came across as a straight-shooter, […]

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