August Sun, 2001
McGREEVEY BEGINS FALL CAMPAIGN WITH COMMANDING LEAD
As summer vacation season ends Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim McGreevey is enjoying smooth sailing, while his Republican opponent Bret Schundler is stuck in traffic somewhere on the Parkway. Ten weeks before election day McGreevey holds a commanding 49 to 30 percent lead among likely voters, with about two in ten undecided. With those who say they “lean” towards a candidate added to the tabulation, McGreevey’s advantage over Schundler expands to a margin of 54 to 33 percent.
April Sun, 2001
THE NEW JERSEY 2001 ELECTIONS–6 MONTHS OUT: McGREEVEY AND DEMOCRATS WELL POSITIONED
With the governor’s office and both houses of the legislature at stake in November’s election, New Jersey’s electorate is leaning Democratic, threatening eight years of Republican ownership of the governor’s mansion and 10 years of Republican control of both houses of the state legislature.
February Tue, 2001
NEW JERSEY GUBERNATORIAL 2001: McGreevey Begins With Lead DiFrancesco Runs Closer Race Than Schundler
The extended presidential election only managed to briefly delay the start of real politics in New Jersey; Christie Whitman’s abdication of the Statehouse for the EPA only managed to add spice to it. It’s time for the gubernatorial election, and Democrat Jim McGreevey starts out in better shape than either of his two potential Republican opponents, acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco and Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler.
October Sun, 2000
The Garden State in the 2000 Election: Gore and Corzine–Perfect Together
A week and a half before the nation votes on November 7, New Jersey still looks like it is firmly in the Democratic Party’s column. The state appears ready to give its 15 electoral votes to Vice President Al Gore, and to replace its retiring Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg with political newcomer Jon Corzine.