As we wrote last week, Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine appears to be staging a remarkable comeback in his bid for a second term against Republican former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie, though the race remains too close to call.
Hobbled by dismal job approval and favorable ratings, Corzine started the general election as much as 15 points down in the polls. His cause hasn’t been helped by an electorate that largely believes the state is headed in the wrong direction and is angry over high property taxes and corruption. Or, that he is running against a candidate whose profile at the start of the race was that of a tough, corruption-busting federal prosecutor.
Corzine, though, has always had two inherent advantages; a seemingly endless amount of personal money to spend on the race and an electorate that is heavily Democratic. If Corzine is successful, both of those advantages will deserve a lot of the credit. Still, there are other factors currently working to Corzine’s advantage. The first is the presence of independent candidate Chris Daggett, who qualified for some public financing
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