the rix mix

Another gubernatorial election day in New Jersey.
Whichever candidate wins will have done so by making impossible promises & misrepresenting the views of his opponent.
Whichever candidate loses will deserve his defeat.
They both told us what we wanted to hear:
1. "I will lower property taxes."
2. "My opponent is satanic."
In January, acting Governor Richard Codey, who should have been the Governor-elect tomorrow, will go back to his desk in the Jersey State Senate.

Later: I'm satisfied Corzine won because, well, look at the alternative. One can't read anything national into the victory; that doesn't figure into how Jerseyans vote for governor. But I'll suggest this. His majority support is very soft. If this campaign on both sides hadn't been so relentlessly negative down the stretch, Corzine would have won by about the same margin but also retained the good will of the electorate. He's lost his "honeymoon." If all he does is stack his administration with the usual suspects & juggle the books for the next four years, he'll be gone after one term.

My votes: No on both ballot questions. Corzine. Abstained on assembly. Joanne Rajoppi as county clerk. Pushed button for only one freeholder, a Democrat.