Practically Invincible
In one of the silliest-sounding statements I’ve ever read, Corzine for Governor spokesman M. Allyn Brooks-LaSure says “There’s strong evidence that Jon Corzine’s popularity is improving as the campaign continues.” Read the details of the article and you’ll find that that claim is impossible to sustain.
This flies in the face of information in Donald Lambro’s latest article for the Washington Times. Here’s John Zogby’s statement contradicting Brooks-LaSure’s claim: “What was supposed to be a coronation is actually turning into a bloody duel. Two weeks ago, I had Corzine ahead of Forrester by seven or eight points, so there isn’t a doubt in my mind that this latest poll is accurate.”
If losing 7 points in the polls in two weeks is “strong evidence that Jon Corzine’s popularity is improving as the campaign continues”, then I’d hate knowing what a collapse looks like. Mr. Brooks-LaSure would do well to not make such idiotic statements because they take away credibility from the candidate.
The Forrester campaign yesterday said the poll shows that Democratic corruption and scandal was a major factor in the race, as well as property taxes, issues that Mr. Forrester has been hitting hard in his campaign ads. “These polls are tracking our internal polls. It’s corruption, it’s property taxes, it’s Jon Corzine’s connection to our former disgraced Governor Jim McGreevey and former disgraced Senator Bob Torricelli,” said Sherry Sylvester, the Forrester campaign’s communications director.
If Ms. Sylvester is right, then this race is being fought on Forrester’s home turf, with Forrester setting the debate. That’s the last place Sen. Corzine wants to be with less than a month to go in the race.
“This is not good news for the Democrats that voters don’t trust them as much. This could be the political shocker of the year,” Mr. Zogby said.
That’s a fact, John. I couldn’t agree more.
I guess all that ‘momentum’ from Paul Hackett’s narrow loss in a heavily Republican congressional district has dissipated.
Cross-posted at Let Freedom Ring