New poll shows Obama, McCain in a dead heat in N.J.

It’s Dividend Day in Alaska, when every resident man, woman, and child receives a check representing their share in the state’s oil profits. This year the amount sets a record: $2,069. And for the first time, there’s a second check, pushed through the legislature by Gov. Sarah Palin: $1,200 to pay coming heating bills. At the Mug Shot Saloon in Wasilla, the 10-inch brass bell rings every time someone buys a round for the entire house, and Sam Christy is calling Gov. Palin “Cinderella in Robin Hood’s clothes.” On Dividend Day it seems there’s not a soul in gov. Palin’s home town of Wasilla who doesn’t support her. In the parking lot of the Mug Shot, a banner reads We Love You Sarah and a pickup truck has a bumper sticker reading “Palin 2012″ in the back window. Mr. Christy, an x-ray tech who has a wife and four kids and had $19,614 direct deposited today, shouts over the Grateful Dead on the jukebox to say he wants Gov. Palin in the White House. “She can wrestle with the boys and beat em,” he says. “If George W. Bush can be president, Sarah Palin could be.” But the dividend money, he says, isn’t going anywhere. “That’s Alaska money,” he says.

welfare funded by taxes on the oil industry?

can you imagine if a democratic governor tried that? s/he'd be crucified.

"dividend day" - it even sounds like a politically correct version of "welfare check day".

no wonder that bridge was going nowhere - they'd be nuts to leave.

Sarah Palin was the dagger in the heart of this campaign.

Obama has no answer and Biden is simply a terrible choice.

Compound Obama's national collapse with the imloding of Democrats in Bergen, and how does Obama compete in places like Paramus?

look for a McCain win in NJ as this has the makings of Bush/Dukakis or Ike/Stevenson, take your pick.

Vote Column "A" - All the way!

Look at all the experts on foreign policy.

At least she showed up for a tough interview in just two weeks as a candidate. Obama took 16 months to appear on the Factor. All we heard the was when is going to do an interview?
As far as her answer, the liberals don't agree with preemptive war anyway so to say they didn't like the answer is no surprise to any HONEST reporter.

Compared to Joe Biden who voted against every defense system in the Reagan buildup that WON THE COLD WAR. Who voted against the troop surge in Iraq?

BIDEN WRONG ON THE COLD WAR. WRONG ON IRAQ

It is amazing that someone only a candidate for 2 weeks has been written off as not prepared etc, now playboy has some idiot making fun of her, sleazy websites having look a likes, all the loser comedians making fun of her daughter who is STILL A MINOR.

This media/ liberal frenzy feeding on the Governor of Alaska is working great for the Republicans.

The liberals are showing their anger and contempt for religious people, hunters, and working women with large families.

Millions of Americans can identify with this Lady and everytime she gets maligned it back fires on Obama.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!

Obama is an empty tissue. Nothing there. No Service. No security
clearance. no record. NOTHING, not even a bonafide Birth Cert or
medical records

John McCain will beat Barack Obama nationwide by a margin of 5%, after Obama's turnout machine is scuttled. In New Jersey, McCain wins Bergen County with 52%, carrying much of the 36th as well as Elmwood Park, Saddle Brook and Fair Lawn. He wins Bloomfield, Belleville and Clifton, and has blowouts in West Essex and Upper Passaic. He comes within two points of winning in Middlesex and a blowout in Hamilton Township makes Mercer very close. He wins Ocean and Monmouth by double digits, Atlantic by 3, and thats enough to temper strong wins in Camden and Gloucester for Obama-Biden.

In the 7th, Leonard Lance beats Linda Stender 49-47% with Hsing taking 3%. The 3rd unfortunately falls to Adler 50-48% thanks to simmering feuds in Ocean. In 2010, Aubrey Fenton wins back the seat.

Palin is too chicken and unprepared to undergo any real public scrutiny. face it. now that she screwed up "Charlie's" interview she has to go running to Sean Hannity -- haha. what a joke. McCain is a coward and UnAmerican in his gutless attacks against Senator Obama-- except this time -- Dems will give it right back to you Swiftboaters. I'll say it again, you can't win on the issues (8 years of a sorry presidency) -- so you'all have resorted to gutless and swiftboat attacks. so be it.

It is those types of comments regular voters in NJ and else where do not like.

You are one angry lib!!

UR GUY IS BLOWING IT !!!

Some great comments here about the reversing of the polls that are beginning to favor McCain/Palin. Yes, Obama has had problems because he simply doesn't stand for anything but "change and hope." But I think much of his problem can also be seen right here in the scorn and vitriol written by Obama supporters.

Americans are sick of the namecalling and rancor. We are tired of the media's increasingly obvious leftist slant. We are tired of hearing the left throw bombs and do things like juxtapose McCain's photo with Hitler's, ask McCain if slavery will return and say nasty things about Palin.

America had once been a nation of gov't for the people, by the people, and that's the attraction to Palin, really. We're sick of elitist lawyers from liberal colleges telling us how we should live our lives. We like people like Palin who decide midway through life that they've had enough and are willing to do something about it.  In fact, that's why I am running for Mayor in Piscataway - I've had enough with 10% property tax increases every year.

But the left doesn't get it. They think they know better than everyone and continue to nominate candidates who are elitist lawyers seeking to increase taxes and exert more gov't control. Clinton (both of them)? Lawyers. Gore? Lawyer. Edwards? Lawyer. Obama? Lawyer. Biden? Lawyer. And the list goes on and on.

I'll take less gov't, lower taxes and more liberty over the socialist programs and proposals of the likes LBJ, Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, Kerry & Obama any day of the week, thank you very much!

"I figure people drift toward liberalism at a young age, and I always hope that they change when they see how the world really is.”
- Johnny Ramone

Some great comments here about the reversing of the polls that are beginning to favor McCain/Palin. Yes, Obama has had problems because he simply doesn't stand for anything but "change and hope." But I think much of his problem can also be seen right here in the scorn and vitriol written by Obama supporters.

Americans are sick of the namecalling and rancor. We are tired of the media's increasingly obvious leftist slant. We are tired of hearing the left throw bombs and do things like juxtapose McCain's photo with Hitler's, ask McCain if slavery will return and say nasty things about Palin.

America had once been a nation of gov't for the people, by the people, and that's the attraction to Palin, really. We're sick of elitist lawyers from liberal colleges telling us how we should live our lives. We like people like Palin who decide midway through life that they've had enough and are willing to do something about it.  In fact, that's why I am running for Mayor in Piscataway - I've had enough with 10% property tax increases every year.

But the left doesn't get it. They think they know better than everyone and continue to nominate candidates who are elitist lawyers seeking to increase taxes and exert more gov't control. Clinton (both of them)? Lawyers. Gore? Lawyer. Edwards? Lawyer. Obama? Lawyer. Biden? Lawyer. And the list goes on and on.

I'll take less gov't, lower taxes and more liberty over the socialist programs and proposals of the likes LBJ, Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, Kerry & Obama any day of the week, thank you very much!

"I figure people drift toward liberalism at a young age, and I always hope that they change when they see how the world really is.”
- Johnny Ramone

SJBlue, Whoopi is a stone idiot and along with the other screeching harpies of the view sans Hasslebeck, what she has done is try to say the constitution is somewhat illegal? Look who wrote the constitution. Those brave forefathers who put their lives on the line for our protection.

Now, I find it very telling when someone starts screaming slavery every time they are confronted with facts or cannot get their way. Just a thought.

I cannot even dignify Blue's comments with a response. I don't have your patience, Weil, so you have it with that revisionist historian.

"I figure people drift toward liberalism at a young age, and I always hope that they change when they see how the world really is.”
- Johnny Ramone

McCain-Palin will be at least as competitive as Bush was in 2004(approx 6 points). Could well be closer than that and McCain could well win it. Obama will get larger than usual pluralities out of Essex, Hudson and Camden City, but McCain will do better than expected in places like LD's 3, 4, non-Camden City parts of 5, 6, 7, 36 & 38.

In the end, NJ still leans Obama-Biden, but this race will be quite close.

McCain-Palin will be at least as competitive as Bush was in 2004(approx 6 points). Could well be closer than that and McCain could well win it. Obama will get larger than usual pluralities out of Essex, Hudson and Camden City, but McCain will do better than expected in places like LD's 3, 4, non-Camden City parts of 5, 6, 7, 36 & 38.

In the end, NJ still leans Obama-Biden, but this race will be quite close.

If you chose to ignore the facts do so, but illustrate to me how I am wrong. You wont because you cant, you simply cannot. You dont need to be a revisionist historian to call it how it is. Convesly those who look upon the United States with nothing but rose colored lenses should get a new perscription. I love my country, its why I want to correct its mistakes. What Whoopi said makes sense. THe beauty of the Constitution is that it can be changed plain and simple. Furthermore, if you wanted to base your interpritation on founding fathers intent turn in your hand gunfor a musket, Senators should be lected by state legislatures, the VP should be the person who receives the 2nd highest vote in the electoral college and you cant vote for president. What the founders intened was to frame a government that derives its authority from the people not grant the people their rights. Rights to the founding fathers were inherant not awarded. Thus the Constitution could be whatever Americans want it to be. I need no lessons in civics, perhaps you should ask your VP candidate to read the Constituion to find out what the VP actually does. Maybe she should read the 9/11 Commissions report that expressly states no connection existed between Iraq and 9/11. Maybe she should look at her own history of supporting earmarks and hunting endangered species. That list goes on and on and on. If your going to question my understanding of US HIstory, civics, and the Constitution make sure to brush up on it yourself. Democrats are far better fit to lead this nation, far better in tune with the majority of Americans, and just plain get it. The GOP's tired, cynical, ineffective model of government for this nation is dangerous and nieve. I suppose it is fitting that you have nominated candidates for Pres and VP that are equally dangerous and nieve.

Again, everything that you say about Obama is untrue. None of the rumors about being Muslim, foreign, refusing to say the pledge, sing the anthem, blah blah blah are true. A flag pin does make a leader. Dems are not marxist, or socialists. Lastly, and most importantly James Madison the author of the Bill of Rights did not think that we needed one. He argued against having them because it could only grant the government an implied authority to have influence over the things listed within. I'm not cherry picking the Bill of Rights, I am making a point that the GOP is far too selective when it comes to their strict interpritation. Just look at Bush v. Gore to see how authentic the national GOP is when it comes to their interpretation of the Constitution. Again, the Founders created a system empowered by the people, not a system where power is granted to the people. Our founding fathers while brilliant, would be spinning in their graves if they knew that a black man was going to be President. Would they be spinning in the graves because a candidate was campaigning to stop unchecked corporate welfare, endless wars of occupation, and against an administration that lied, cheated, the American people positivly not. Even if Barack was a Muslim...every single founding father would say to you for bringing it up "there is no religious test for piblic office". Youre flat wrong on the rumors you regurgitated, and flat wrong on the Constitution.

There are things that keep me up at night -- the thought of McCain having his finger on the nuclear button, Palin being in charge of science and curricular education, the Iraq War being fought for perpetuity, as the right wing would favor -- but a Democratic presidential ticket losing N.J. is not one of them, at least anytime in the near future. That the McCain campaign has one office in the state, and the Obama campaign three should indicate just how little, comparatively speaking, both campaigns are contesting the state; the reality on the ground is that there are just too few resources not to devote to real battleground states like Florida and Ohio rather than a "Lean/Likely Dem" state like ours.

And anyone who wants to wager that Obama-Biden doesn't do better than Kerry-Edwards (6-7% N.J. victory) in our fair state is not making a wise bet; there is ten times more enthusiasm for the Dem ticket in 2008 than in 2004, and I've never seen the party this unified and this energized for a national election.

"Among registered voters, Obama leads 47% - 40%." FDU shows a 47% - 41% race.

I'll take those numbers over the dead heat any day.

It is close whether any obama supporter wants to believe it or not.

By all rights with all the hate towards Bush and the GOP Obama should be up by 10-12% but what does that tell you?

It is painfully obvious that Obama is not a trustworthy person and neither is Biden. It is painfully obvious that people are not energized by him anymore and that for all the whole Obamam hoopla he should have never never never lost his edge.

But those drinking the koolaide need to wake up and look at the numbers, look at the major polls; Zogby, Rassmussen, Real Clear Politics and Quannipac; all have McCain with the edge.

Obama does not have a plan, he is only spouting what he wants people to hear.

Oh and I wonder how many of you posters can survive living wounded in a box for 5 years.

Your assesment is inaccurate to say the least, and no one has ever slighted McCain for his wartime heroics. That said James Stockdale was a war hero too, and no one thought that that was a qualification to be President. McCain was beaten and tortured and perhaps that would serve him well when issuing orders to torture POWs-that is to say unlike chicken hawk Bush and Cheney he would doubtfully issue those orders, but when it is all said and done what he wants for this nation is out of step. He is wrong about the war. You cannot win an occupation.

OHHHH NOOOOOOOOO.....what happened to "change and hope"- Obama takes money from Freddie and Fannie as people are evicted from their homes!!!!

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the top three recipients of campaign donations from Freddie and Fannie’s PACs and employees are all Democrats. From 1989 through today, Sen. Chris Dodd received $165,400, Barack Obama $126,349, and John Kerry $111,000.

The Washington Post concludes: “Blessed with the advantages of a government agency and a private company at the same time, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac used their windfall profits to co-opt the politicians who were supposed to control them.”

I have to agree that the GOP is better at the campaign game. To quote the patron saint of your closed-minded, narrow-viewed, dated, and cruel party (Karl Rove), "If you're explaining youre losing." He is right. Dems always win on ideas, because like it or not society inevitably progresses. Change always happens. Democrats like Obama and Biden who take the time to stop and thing rather than impulsivly leading down the wrong road are not liked by Americans. God only knows why the American people are afraid to have intellegence in power. Why Americans vote for who they would like to have a beer with is beyond me. I dont want to be able to connect with the President. Iwant him/her to be the smartest, most complex, sophisticated person in the country. I dont want him to be a good ol' country bumpkin like George Bush or Sarah Palin. Karcher should have won that last election, but BEck ran a better race. Running a better race doesnt mean you win on ideas. Campaigns are nver about ideas. It just means that the BS Beck put out (and I might have to agree that the BS McCain is putting out) is more effective. 80% of the country things we are moving in the wrong direction and an unamed Dem beats an unamed Rep 60 to 40 in most polls. Obama might not beable to connect with most voters, and he let the rediculous rumors about him spiral out of control, but he is right about where this country needs to go, McCain 4 more years of failed policies.