October Sun, 1988
NEW JERSEY TILTS TOWARD BUSH: MARGIN NOW 7 OVER DUKAKIS
After viewing last Sunday’s inconclusive presidential debate, enough New Jerseyans apparently have decided to stay with what they now have to move the Garden State from the “undecided” to “leans to Bush” column.
September Sun, 1988
TOSS-UP IN NEW JERSEY: BUSH BY 3
Going into tonight’s first presidential debate, New Jersey’s attractive prize of 16 electoral votes is clearly up for grabs. The latest Star-Ledger/Eagleton Poll finds George Bush and Michael Dukakis running neck and neck in the Garden State, with Bush holding a statistically insignificant lead of 47 to 44 percent–well within the poll’s margin of error.
June Sun, 1988
DUKAKIS BEGINS ’88 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WITH 14 POINT LEAD; JACKSON HURTS TICKET IN JERSEY
Democrat Michael Dukakis holds a 14 point lead over his Republican opponent George Bush among Garden State voters as the candidates point toward the summer’s nominating conventions. New Jersey has not voted Democratic in a presidential election since 1964.