NEW JERSEY AND VIRGINIA GOVERNOR RACES - A PRECURSOR TO 2006?

Two very interesting races for Governor are culminating in traditionally Democratic New Jersey and in the state of Virginia. In Jersey the corrupt boss controlled administration is up for grabs with NJ Senator Jon Corzine (D), a well known liberal who has had quite of bit of publicity over his corrupt political life and adulterous affairs and Republican Doug Forrester. The interesting fact about this race is that the state of New Jersey always goes Democrat and Forrester is only 6 points behind a sitting Senator in a race that will determine if the state remains in its corrupt ways or a new breath of political freedom takes hold. Many analyst actually believe that the race is much closer that the polls reveal. This one could be a surprise to the left after tomorrows vote. Remember President Bush almost won the state in 2004 which was unprecedented and this state had its Governor resign over a gay sex scandal. Definitely one to watch. The second race that is down to the wire is Virginia. Both Republican candidate Jerry Kilgore and Democrat Tim Kaine are virtually tied in the polls. The significance of this race is that the Governorship has NOT gone to the party of the sitting President in Virginia since 1874! This year may change that trend. If you listen to the left the, "unpopularity, " of the President directly equates to the end of the Republican Party and its majority in Washington and in the Governorships. Yet if you look at these two races just the opposite is the case. Good Luck to Forrester in New Jersey and Kilgore in Virginia. Election results on Wednesday!


Ken Taylor