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Nov 2, 2009 8:36 am US/Eastern

Crunch Time For Candidates In Big Local Races

Thompson Hoping For Last Minute Push Against Bloomberg; Gubernatorial Race In N.J. Intensifies Moments Before Election Day

Reporting
Jay Dow
TRENTON (CBS) ― With just one day to go before Election Day, the two big races in the tri-state are shaping up very differently.

If the polls are correct, Mayor Michael Bloomberg will comfortably win a third term. But another incumbent, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, is facing a much thougher battle trying to win a second term.

In the waning days of a mayoral election that has so far failed to excite the electorate, Mayor Bloomberg seems to be staying the course.

The billionaire mayor is airing his closing television ad, and his sizeable financial advantage continues to frame his opponent's approach: the Democratic challenger knows all that matters is what happens Tuesday.

"If my supporters come out and vote on Tuesday, I'm going to win this election," said Thompson.

A new poll says Thompson has narrowed the gap a few points.

The Quinnipiac University survey finds William Thompson Jr. 12 points behind Bloomberg, with one day of campaigning left before Election Day.

Bloomberg began the day greeting Staten Island ferry riders. Thompson planned to campaign with seniors in Chinatown later Monday.

The poll found Bloomberg with 50 percent and Thompson with 38 percent.

Across the Hudson River, in a hotly contested race for governor, incumbent Jon Corzine zeroed in on two painful issues for Garden State residents: property taxes and the economy, with some backup from none other than President Obama.

Obama appeared at a pair of rallies in Camden and Newark over the weekend in support of Corzine.

Republican opponent Chris Christie meanwhile, who's in a statistical tie with Corzine in the latest polls, spent Sunday criss-crossing the state, mocking Corzine's ad campaign.

"He is desperately trying to hold on to power. You know that. You've seen these television ads. You know, after watching these ads I can barely recognize my self anymore," said Christie.

Chris Daggett, a moderate independent in the race, has surprised the political establishment by becoming a factor, and maybe a spoiler, partly because of his plan to reduce property taxes by 25-percent.

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