However, I don’t think the election here, and perhaps elsewhere has much to do with Obama. Obama may like to think he has such influence, and frankly I don’t care what Obama has to say about that. I saw a little factoid that stated that the winner of the NJ governor election was the party of the loser of the president election the prior year since 1989. In Virginia, 1977. In fact, the turn around from Reagan to the Democratic victors in 1981 and 1985 in Virginia may have been more than Obama’s turn around in NJ.

Also, going back when Obama was more popular, Christie had a huge lead, while Corzine gained in the polls while Obama favorable ratings started to tank.

Despite the fact that NJ is weathering the recession slightly better than the national average, things were still bad. I think Christie won more out of hope and change than anything else, including fiscal restraint. Because while Christie won, the only ballot question, a bond issue for some environmental thing, also won (I voted against it). Further, the state assembly maintained Democratic control, and may have even gained a seat.

The thing that surprised me the most was that only about 2.4 million people voted in this election, while 3.2 million voted in last year’s president election. That may be more telling, given that this was a pretty close race.

BOOSH!!!

In other words: Yes, Rasmussen has the best polls.

PS. One review says the show is comment on the Obama phenomenon.

http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/bighollywood/2009/11/03/chicago-tribune-abcs-v-takes-aim-at-obamamania/