Why Corzine?

Sharon, of Center of NJ Life, recently attended a Corzine for governor rally. The interesting part of the post came when she admitted that it had been her first political rally. Fortunately, according to her commentary, it was a pretty good one, as any event with former president Bill Clinton would be. However, is Corzine truly worthy of one of Sharon's rare attendences? Is Corzine that inspiring, or are the Republicans simply that repugnant?

Either way, New Jersey voters seem oddly excited about Jon Corzine, a candidate who seems to be playing it pretty safe with the rhetoric lately. He leads by 10% in the latest polls and his unsatisfactory performance at the first debate hasn't seemed to harm him greatly.

What's more puzzling still is that New Jersey voters are generally unhappy with the state of their government. Only 50% of Democrats identified New Jersey as being on the right track, and only 32% of Independents and 27% of Republicans agreed.

These research firms should poll what percentage of each group hates Doug Forrester and the Republican Party. That seems to be the big number that is keeping the GOP out of Trenton.

Where's the Republican Response?

If you have a chance, stop by the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee website.The latest article is one that rebukes Democratic complaints of cronyism and incompetency within the GOP. Ironically, hours after the article was published, their leader was indicted on charges of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws.

What is the best approach for the GOP? What issue could sway distract voters from the scandal? Hurricanes on the Gulf Coast? Probably not such a good idea. Social Security reform? Not so good either. Iraq...?

The Republicans need to invent a new issue if they want to come out of the 2006 midterms alive.

Tough Times for Tommy

Tom DeLay, formerly the House Majority leader, was indicted today on charges of conspiracy to violate election laws.

Now starts the spinning. I heard Sean Hannity in the car a few minutes ago, angrily dismissing callers who called DeLay corrupt. Hannity said that he had read the indictment, and that it was baloney.

It might very well be. However, keep this information in mind when examining the case: a majority of a grand jury found that there was sufficient evidence for an indictment.