Friday, October 30, 2009

HORSERACE

Do 8 Percent of New Jerseyans Need to Be Reminded About Daggett?

I see via Twitter, Soren Dayton is asking a really legitimate question about this morning's Fairleigh Dickenson University poll in New Jersey, showing Corzine ahead, 44 percent to 43 percent. Another 6 percent volunteer they will vote for independent Chris Daggett, and 4 percent are undecided; in other words, the pollster did not list Daggett as an option in the initial question.

But they find that when Daggett is included in a list of possibilities, his support grows to 14 percent, with Christie edging Corzine, 41 percent to 39 percent.

The only justification I can think of is that certain counties will have Daggett's name well down the ballot, mixed in with eight other third-party or independent candidates. Finding his name will take a little bit of effort, and hard as it is to believe, some folks might lose interest or not bother looking for it. Maybe the comparison is to get a sense of the difference between counties where Daggett is listed third, right beneath Corzine and Christie, and these other counties . . .

10/30 09:19 AMShare