Too bad NJ moved its primary date to Super Tuesday

[Jersey Devil]

We always used to vote in June in the presidential primaries and when we did this year Hillary won by about 10 pts. Too bad Obama didn't really campaign here (expensive NY AND Phillie media markets probably made it impossible at the time):

Poll shows Obama ahead with N.J. Democrats

April 30, 2008

TRENTON, N.J. - Support among New Jersey Democrats in the presidential race appears to be shifting to Barack Obama.

A Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll finds 45 percent of the Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents surveyed would like to see Obama get the party's nomination compared to 38 percent for Hillary Clinton.

Clinton beat Obama in the state's Democratic primary in February by a 10-point margin.

Nearly 40 percent of the Democrats polled say the continuing battle between the presidential candidates will damage the party's chances in November.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--presidentialpoll-0430apr30,0,5458012.story

[Barack_America]

1. I always knew that NJ would come around...

I could sense it while I was canvassing over there.

Y'all are just a bit slow. ;)

[DerekJ]

2. Kick

[TragedyandHope]

3. I think there are a lot of folks who had to vote early

but now wish they could go back and switch their votes.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. This is why I cringe ...

when someone suggests "one big primary", all states, all at once.

That scheme would reward Big Corporate Money, with no chance for a lesser-known candidate to get known.

Now we have time to hear candidates, see them under campaign pressure, before the outcome is completely decided.

If polls indicate a big shift in support between the state's primary and the convention, the superdelegates could adjust based on polls, to make their representation current. Dangerous, but possible.

:thumbsup: