The New Jersey governor?s race, once featuring a large lead by Democratic Sen. Jon Corzine over Republican Doug Forrester, is now a statistical dead heat:
?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,? said independent pollster John Zogby.
In a state where nearly two-thirds of all voters are either Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents, the poll showed Mr. Forrester taking 20 percent of the Democratic vote and one-third of the independent vote.
Just goes to show how local races can diverge from the national trends, which are clearly not in the GOP direction at the present moment.
