New Jersey Politics: Sticking to their guns

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New Jersey Politics
Sticking to their guns
Friday, October 31, 2008
Last updated: Friday October 31, 2008, EDT 7:32 AM
BY RICHARD COWEN
STAFF WRITER

The 5th Congressional District is usually solidly Republican, but Barack Obama's expected strong showing at the top of the ticket in New Jersey has Democrats believing they have a shot at grabbing the seat from incumbent Scott Garrett.

A recent poll conducted for the liberal Web site Daily Kos showed Garrett leading his Democratic opponent, Dennis Shulman, 47 percent to 40 percent. But that gap could disappear on Election Day if Democrats can turn out big numbers of independents and swing voters in the more liberal areas of Bergen County to offset Garrett's base among rural conservatives in Sussex County.

"We're not looking to win 100 percent of the vote," said Jeff Hauser, Shulman's campaign manager. "Two-thirds of the votes are in Bergen County. We think we can win if we take Bergen, Passaic and Warren."

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[MarkD]

Statewide numbers (as for Obama) mean nothing in solidly Conserative northern NJ. I don't think Garrett has a thing to worry about.

[rightisright]

Bergen should be fine. Except for the upper middle class self-loathers.