NY District 23 Race:
- Democrat Bill Owens wins.
- Withing 24 hours of taking office, he breaks 4 crutial campaign promises.
- Republicans spent almost 1 million dollars to destroy Doug Hoffman
- Democrats spent 2 million dollars to destroy Hoffman
- Democrats are screaming failure of tea party
- 8 weeks ago Hoffman was an unknown accountant.
- Hoffman makes the Republican drop out.
- Republican and Democrat double team and win by only 3 percentage points – Can you imagine Hillary Clinton supporting John McCain?
- So really, is this a complete failure? If you combine the republican vote with the conservative vote, Bill Owns would have lost by 3 percentage points.
- Incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg wins re-election.
- Bloomberg spent 100 million dollars to win election
- Only won by 5 percentage points
- Interesting fact - No one wanted Rudy to stay for a few months after 9/11 to ensure a smooth transition of power - city council cried term limits and city constitution
- Yet Bloomberg got city council to change the term limits so he is able to run again - interesting...
- Republican Challenger Chris Christie wins.
- And he is a Morris County guy - my home county in NJ.
- First republican to win the overall state for the first time in 40 years. Sure he didnt carry the typical counties of Essex and Bergen, but this was a race that Christie has no business winning. So what does that say about Incumbent Jon Corzine?
- It was about the economy - plain and simple.
- Soon to be former Governor Jon Corzine fails to win re-relection, only the 3rd incumbent to loose election in New Jersey history. Even McGreevy won re-election. Looks like Jonny boy will join the ranks of Jim Florio (remember the motto - Florio Free in '93?)
- He's to hoping Christie can live up to his promises and may I can afford to return to my home state.
