New polls: Corzine huge lead among women. Overwhelming support for Lieutenant Governor amendment

by: Juan Melli

Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 12:27:22 AM EDT

Corzine has a 20 point lead among women (55-35), while Forrester leads by 2 points among men (44-46). Independent voters support Corzine over Forrester by 3:2. Corzine leads 85-10 among blacks. Any rumors that Corzine needs to buy the black vote are beyond ridiculous. A summary of recent polls is below the fold.

Also, a Monmouth University/Gannet NJ poll shows overwhelming support for a Constitutional Amendment that would create the office of Lieutenant Governor (Yes: 75% No: 12%). Strangely, 8 in 10 voters didn't even know that this question would be on the ballot in November. The director of the Monmouth Univ polling institute says that "this may say more about New Jersey’s predisposition to approve ballot measures than anything else.� A recent post at ChangeNJ makes a strong case for why we need the LG position.