Blogs Posts on "The State Of New Jersey"

Not All of the Ballots Are Counted…Yet by JerseySmarts.com on Nov 4, 2009Believe it or not, there are still ballots left to be counted from last night’s Gubernatorial election. Specifically, there are a number of vote by mail ballots that have not yet been accounted for in a number of areas throughout the state. F...

CNN, Associated Press, and USA Today All Call New Jersey Election by JerseySmarts.com on Nov 3, 2009CNN, the Associated Press, and USA Today have all called the New Jersey Gubernatorial election for Republican challenger Chris Christie. Here is the report directly from the Associated Press: The Associated Press and CNN are calling Republican chall...

Remember to Get Out and Vote Today! by JerseySmarts.com on Nov 3, 2009Folks, I rarely talk about who I vote for on this blog. Sure, sometimes it comes out in other posts or as a part of a different discussion, but I rarely talk about who I support and why I support that person. I don’t intend to get too far int...

With Even More Precincts Reporting, The Gap Closes by JerseySmarts.com on Nov 3, 2009Now that we are at about 58% of the precincts reporting in New Jersey, it looks like Republican challenger Chris Christie has 50% of the vote to Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine’s 44% of the vote. That’s close. In fact, that’s too...

FOX News Calls the Governor’s Election for Chris Christie! by JerseySmarts.com on Nov 3, 2009OX News has called the 2009 New Jersey Gubernatorial election for Republican challenger Chris Christie. As someone who voted for Chris Christie and, really, against Jon Corzine let me be among the first to say – thank God! That said, I do thin...

Early Election Results in New Jersey by JerseySmarts.com on Nov 3, 2009Early in the vote tabulation with only 5% of the state’s districts reporting, Republican challenger Chris Christie is ahead with 55% of the vote to Democratic Governor Jon Corzine’s 38%. Independent candidate Chris Daggett is pulling 6%...

What to Vote on Public Question #1 by JerseySmarts.com on Nov 2, 2009At this point in the election cycle, I hope that every has received their sample ballots for tomorrow’s election. If not, then…well…you might be out of luck! And if you’re a vote-by-mail person like I am, then you should hav...

Local Events – Post Gubernatorial Election Panel at Monmouth University by JerseySmarts.com on Nov 1, 2009There are tons of interesting event invitations that cross pass by my desk each week. The other day I received an invite to a public panel that will be held at Monmouth University on the day after Election Day to talk about what happened in the Gube...

Some Thoughts On The 2009 New Jersey Gubernatorial Race by JerseySmarts.com on Oct 26, 2009As the New Jersey gubernatorial race begins to head towards the finish line, those of us who are voters in New Jersey also see a light at the end of this horrid tunnel that we endure every few years. That horrid tunnel, more commonly known as the gu...

Jersey Shore Restaurant Week Coming Up by JerseySmarts.com on Oct 22, 2009One of my roommates sent me the link below. It’s for the Jersey Shore Restaurant Week, which is coming up November 6th through November 15th. As someone who has lived on the northern Jersey Shore for the better part of the last ten years, I e...