What Tuesday’s Election Means for the Bigger Political Picture: Nada

According to exit polls, 57 percent of New Jersey voters held a favorable opinion of Obama even as the electorate sent Christie to the Governor’s mansion (and it was a less-than-apocalyptic 48 percent in VA). Let’s also not forget that Corzine had been unpopular for a long time. Here’s a report from April of 2008 — just a few months into the Democratic presidential primaries — headlined, “Study Says Corzine Popularity is Sinking”, which found that only 38 percent of New Jersey voters approved of the job he was doing at that time.

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John McCain, A Sheep In A Wolf’s Clothing?

In an interview published on Sunday in The New York Times, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain made his feelings clear about gays and lesbians adopting children—he’s totally against it. However, he stated the subject of gay marriage is an issue best left to the states, not the federal government and he won’t attempt to overturn same-sex marriage in California if elected. Once again, McCain’s feelings about equal rights for the LGBT community seem mixed, but are they really? Read more