NJ: What really Happened to the Gay Marriage Bill

New Jersey’s fight over gay marriage was cast as a debate over civil rights and a new chapter in America’s culture wars. But Thursday’s state Senate defeat of the controversial bill, considered a "slam dunk" to pass just a few months ago, also was a simple case of what happens in the bare-knuckle world of New Jersey politics. Supporters and opponents said everything changed when Gov. Jon Corzine lost to Republican Chris Christie on Election Day. "A chilling effect," said Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts (D-Camden). What happened on the way to Thursday’s vote is also a tale of turnabout in a Legislature where personality conflicts, political intrigue and religious beliefs trumped what advocates called a "vote of conscience." Full Story from NJ.com: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/gay_marriage_in_new_jersey_onc.html

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Anti Gay Gubenatorial Candidate in NJ Faltering in Polls

This Quinnipiac poll is the latest to show Republican candidate Chris Christie faltering in his campaign for governor of New Jersey. Christie, who’d risen as high as 47 percent in the poll, is down to 41 percent, one point ahead of Gov. Jon Corzine (D-N.J.). And more ominously, Corzine’s favorable rating has risen to a high of 40 percent while Christie’s has fallen to a low of 38 percent. (Corzine still has higher negatives.) A 30-point Christie lead among independents has become a nine-point lead. Unless Christie reverses the momentum — totally possible, but not the sort of luck Republicans have had in New Jersey since their last statewide win in 1997 — this sets up a possibly disappointing election day for Republicans in three weeks. The New Jersey gubernatorial election is one of five major elections, the others being a gubernatorial race in Virginia, special elections for Congress in New York and California, and a referendum on gay marriage in Maine. Full Story from the Washington Independent: http://washingtonindependent.com/63701/the-christie-fade

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