On February 2nd, Steve Lonegan, former mayor of Bogota, and
contender for the GOP nomination for the New Jersey governor's
race, was looking at numbers from Quinnipiac like this:
Christie: 44%
Lonegan: 17%
At that point, Chris Christie was asserting he had no ethics
problems at all, and that if something smelled unethical, he
wouldn't do it. That, I
said, was some Orwellian verve.
So little surprise comes that when we're looking at the new
numbers, Christie's campaign can still claim: "We're winning."
Christie: 46%
Lonegan: 37%
Chris Christie's bumbling campaign has gone from a 22 point lead
(March 9th) down to a 9 point lead (April 21st).
“Christopher Christie’s lead over Steve Lonegan in the
Republican primary shrinks as we shift from registered voters
to likely voters. These Republican loyalists are less impressed
by a political newcomer than a party veteran,” Richards said.
Chris Christie campaign manager Bill Stepien said that polls
released this morning confirm that Christie remains the
frontrunner not just in the gubernatorial primary, but for the
general election.
"Two new polls continue to show encouraging news for Chris
Christie. The bottom line is that I'd rather be Chris than any
other candidate right now,” he said. “Chris has a substantial
lead in both the primary and general election polls, a
significant fundraising advantage in the primary and grassroots
support in all corners of the state, as evidenced by him
winning every single county convention.”
Okay. Christie does deserve congratulations for winning
every single county convention. Except that happened in
February, back when he was said to be the only viable
candidate. Things have changed. The poll showing his lead cut in
half is today. While I'm sure Bill Stepien is sincere in thinking
that he'd "rather be Chris than any other candidate right now,"
it does make me worry about Bill Stepien's stock portfolio/NCAA
brackets/horserace betting record. You're supposed to look at
change over time.
If we could revisit those poll numbers, the term "buzz saw" comes
to mind.
Regarding the wins in all the county conventions, you can't give
Christie credit for that. These results were all fixed before the
conventions by the corrupt status quo Republican big government
bosses. That would be worth a great investigative report for
American Spectator to do.
andy bradshaw| 4.23.09 @ 12:31AM
Christie could have earned the respect of all Republicans and won
most of the conventions by playing fair and not resorting to what
one State Senator has called "bullying, intimidation, and
blackmail". Instead, the over anxious boys on his campaign went
Soprano and took away their candidate's moral authority. Now
he'll have a tough time uniting the party should he win, which is
looking less and less likely.
Cary Dickey| 4.23.09 @ 8:21AM
After reading about Christie and Lonegan, I believe that Steve
Lonegan is the only Republican candidate for Governor, who is
capable of beating Corzine. If the New Jersey GOP has a history
of choosing losers, perhaps they should pick a winner. Will the
New Jersey GOP ever learn from their mistakes? Come on New Jersey
GOP, we need to win a Governors race for a change! Don't pick a
loser! Pick a winner!
Virgil is right. The party establishment in NJ is a joke.
Conservatives need to retake it.
Moreover, this election has national implications. With the
Republican Party desperately needing to return to conservative
ideals, it would be a huge shot across the bow to see a
conservative win in a deeply blue state like NJ.
Lorraine G.| 4.23.09 @ 10:43AM
Steve Lonegan's early radio ads caught my husband and my
attention. We went from Independent status to registering as a
Republican, in order, that we can vote for Mr. Lonegan in this
years primary election. NJ needs a strong leader who will work
for ALL citizens and not party bosses and abusive unions.
Al Dolce| 4.23.09 @ 10:55AM
All one has to do is look at what the so called Republican
leadership did to us, forcing Dick Zimmer down our throats rather
than risk losing with the Conservative. Now all Lautenberg has to
do if we win is announce his retirement. Then Corzine can select
another crook from Hudson Co. to be Senator before he leaves.
Virgil Huston| 4.22.09 @ 6:25PM
Regarding the wins in all the county conventions, you can't give Christie credit for that. These results were all fixed before the conventions by the corrupt status quo Republican big government bosses. That would be worth a great investigative report for American Spectator to do.
andy bradshaw| 4.23.09 @ 12:31AM
Christie could have earned the respect of all Republicans and won most of the conventions by playing fair and not resorting to what one State Senator has called "bullying, intimidation, and blackmail". Instead, the over anxious boys on his campaign went Soprano and took away their candidate's moral authority. Now he'll have a tough time uniting the party should he win, which is looking less and less likely.
Cary Dickey| 4.23.09 @ 8:21AM
After reading about Christie and Lonegan, I believe that Steve Lonegan is the only Republican candidate for Governor, who is capable of beating Corzine. If the New Jersey GOP has a history of choosing losers, perhaps they should pick a winner. Will the New Jersey GOP ever learn from their mistakes? Come on New Jersey GOP, we need to win a Governors race for a change! Don't pick a loser! Pick a winner!
MikeGSP| 4.23.09 @ 10:23AM
Virgil is right. The party establishment in NJ is a joke. Conservatives need to retake it.
Moreover, this election has national implications. With the Republican Party desperately needing to return to conservative ideals, it would be a huge shot across the bow to see a conservative win in a deeply blue state like NJ.
Lorraine G.| 4.23.09 @ 10:43AM
Steve Lonegan's early radio ads caught my husband and my attention. We went from Independent status to registering as a Republican, in order, that we can vote for Mr. Lonegan in this years primary election. NJ needs a strong leader who will work for ALL citizens and not party bosses and abusive unions.
Al Dolce| 4.23.09 @ 10:55AM
All one has to do is look at what the so called Republican leadership did to us, forcing Dick Zimmer down our throats rather than risk losing with the Conservative. Now all Lautenberg has to do if we win is announce his retirement. Then Corzine can select another crook from Hudson Co. to be Senator before he leaves.
jojo| 1.11.10 @ 2:10AM
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