New Jersey Governor's Race: Bookerista Perspectives

Clifton B., a conservative blogger in New Jersey, writes: "Many will look at this race and wonder if New Jersey is turning purple and they will marvel at the turn around. The real story here should be; why was this race so close? Blue State, schmoo state, Corzine was a God-awful governor with approval ratings in the 30’s. Christie should have been able to put the same kind of hurtin’ on Corzine that McDonnell did on Deeds. The problem here is that Christie mainly ran a campaign that could be summed up as: 'I’m not Corzine'. What I think it is that carried Christie over the top was corruption. Here in NJ, we make Blagos and Chris Christie has an excellent record of kicking corruption in the butt. Lesson here: Running as 'I am not a Democrat', simply isn’t going to be enough in 2010. You still have to give the people something to vote for. Christie’s vague 'I will cut property taxes' without explaining exactly how was barely enough."

D.C. Big Pappa, a conservative Republican blogger in Washington, D.C., writes: "Bottom Line: The fat lady has sung for Jon Corzine. Oh, and by the by, in 2009, Obama carried NJ independents 51-47. Christie demolished Corzine among indies, 58-31. Could it have been something to do with corruption in the state? Things that make you go, hmmmmm."