A recent poll found a near dead heat between Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his Republican challenger Bob Hugin. The Stockton University poll found that Menendez leads by just two percentage points. But other polls found some different numbers. “I think it’s definitely a race to watch and I think it’s a race both sides should be concerned about and not call as a given at this point in time,” says Rutgers Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling director Ashley Koning.
Koning says that the Stockton University poll missed some key voting populations.
“There were a lot of discrepancies in those who identify as Hispanic, those in 18 to 29 age range and there were a lot more Republicans in their sample compared to others,” she says.
Some voters say that Menendez’s corruption trial last year weighs heavily on their mind when making a decision of who to vote for. The trial ended in a hung jury and the Department of Justice later dropped the charges.
Hugin, nearly unknown at the time, received 40 percent of the vote in the June primary. Some political experts say that they believe that it was a protest vote against Menendez.
Hugin is the former CEO of pharmaceutical company Celgene. He has been accused of presiding over the price-gouging of cancer drugs during his time there.
Some residents in Middlesex County told News 12 New Jersey that they are ready to vote for whoever they think will best represent New Jersey in the upcoming election.
Election Day is Nov. 6. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 16.
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I will be voting for Menendez no matter what. Unlike Cory booker, he defied Obama and voted against the Iran nuclear deal. I will never vote for Booker again .
ReplyDeleteThe Hirsch ml and mm race. Will be something to watch
ReplyDeleteIs this somehow related to the Mendez article?
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ReplyDeleteThis is a hard one for us. Menedez stuck out his neck by defieing Obama on Iran . He suffered for it too; the charges against him came soon thereafter (no question Obama the tyrant pulled the strings). On the other hand we owe a great deal of gratitude to Trump as well.
ReplyDeleteTrue Menendez did go against Obama on the Iran deal. But he is part of the Democrat party which is becoming frighteningly radically leftist fast...
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