Menendez opens 9 point lead on Kean

[Jersey Devil]

October 22, 2006
In New Jersey, Menendez Pulls Away from Kean
In New Jersey's U.S. Senate race, a new Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll has Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) up by nine points over challenger Tom Kean Jr. (R), 48% to 39%.

Key finding: "Menendez's voters are more committed to him, as 37 percent of likely voters said they were sure they would vote for Menendez, up nine points since September. Fewer than 3 in 10 said they were sure they would vote for Kean, unchanged since September."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2006/10/22/in_new_jersey_menendez_pulls_away_from_kean.html

[Eric J in MN]

1. Cool. NT

NT

[kstewart33]

2. Great news. Thanks for posting it! eom

[babylonsister]

3. Recommend! Great news! Thanks! This was one of the races to

watch. Go, Menendez! :applause: :woohoo:

[Kahuna]

4. Yeah baby, yeah!

My area (urban Newark/Essex County) was blanketed with signs yesterday that read: STOP BUSH! Vote November 7th!

If we pull this off, I think we in NJ deserve the liberal bragging rights for consistently, since the bush coup, sending a message that we're not buying it!

[FogerRox]

13. Hey Essex county SUP ! ! me too. Montclair in the house.....

Delivering Essex votes bigtime may end up delivering the state to Bob.

My Bob video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swuIOgCdoRk

Tom Wyka, running for Congress in NJ, & Bob Menendez, perfect together...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6h3NZFu958

My rep is Donald Payne Sr. so I am working with Tom Wyka, running against Rodney Frelinhguysen in Morris county NJ11.

[speedoo]

5. Menendez has been running great ads...

Always talking about Kean JUNIOR. Constantly saying JUNIOR = BUSH, favors the Iraq war, while Menendez actually voted against it. Side by side pictures of Bush and JUNIOR.

Just pounding away with the same message. Very smart.

And the Dem Senate committee has also been running ads, saying Kean JUNIOR is the same as Bush.

Meanwhile it's intersting to compare the HRC ads which are all positive, warm and fuzzy, not even mentioning her opponent. "New Yorkers took a chance on Hillary. And, boy has she come through." is the final line. Another very smart ad.

[Mark E. Smith]

6. Great News

Man I can't wait until election day. Going to be out again today flyering
the parts of town we haven't hit yet.

[bklyncowgirl]

7. Good news those ads tying Kean to Bush must be helping

Negative but not personal. They stick to the issues whereas Kean has been pounding the personal.

Let's hope this keeps up.

[globalvillage]

8. Whoa. This is great news! n/t.

[bigdarryl]

9. And he's done it with ads ads ads thats what Lamont needs...

to be doing in the last two weeks in Conn. he's put another 2 million in his campaign he should put another 30 million and just flood the Conn. airways with ads

[wiley]

10. As I said, the spread in Monmouth and Ocean Counties

tells you the election results. The constant commercials - really pathetic allegations and innuendos against Menendez - that are saturating the NY/NJ market are working strongly against Kean Jr. Now that the buys are already made, the polls will start to show strong numbers in Menendez's favor.

[flyarm]

16. agree the commericals by kean are offensive!! it will work against

Kean and for Menendez!!

and we have alot of working hispanic down here at the Jersey shore!!
( ocean county)

[THUNDER HANDS]

17. the Kean commercial with the audio tape is horrible

you can't even make out what they're saying on it, and there's so much static in the background you don't want to try to listen.

Menendez isn't a great candidate, and by all rights should be losing this race, but if he pulls it off it'll be because of Bush and New Jersey's hatred of him, and anything connected with him.

[fujiyama]

11. Whewwwwwww.....

That's a bit of a relief. This is a bit too close for comfort, but I never really doubted NJ would stay with us.

It's good to see one of the repukes' "best chances for a gain" is gone. Their best and only chance to take a seat from us is to get Lieberman to caucus with them...

[FogerRox]

12. Menedez will win by 10+, my Bob video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swuIOgCdoRk

Tom Wyka, running for Congress in NJ, & Bob Menendez, perfect together...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6h3NZFu958

[NJ Democrats]

14. Amazing News!

I didn't think we'd loose this seat, and this helps prove so.

[flyarm]

15. OCEAN COUNTY CHECKING IN..GREAT NEWS..SENDING TO

our dem web site!!
Although i heard he is not courting ocean county..a mistake in my mind..

he has only come down here once to our dem club..and that was early june..but we are busy working for him down here!!

fly

[Hippo_Tron]

18. I had a feeling this was going to happen

IMO, it'll be a bigger victory on election day than what the polls reflect. New Jersey Dems have an excellent GOTV operation.