Oct 28, 2009 6:55 pm US/Eastern
Many NJ Voters Still Undecided In Governor's Race
RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBS) ―
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Republican gubernatiorial hopeful Chris Christie called Gov. Jon Corzine's attack ads about his weight distasteful politics.
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With less than a week to go in New Jersey's governor's race, polls continue to show a very tight race.
At a farmer's market in the Bergen County town of Rutherford, many voters haven't made up their minds about how they'll cast their votes. They just know they're disillusioned with all of the candidates.
"I wish Corzine and Christie would stop the mudslinging and really have a debate on what they're going to do and how they're going to it," said Cy Griskonis, business owner.
The race is a tight one. In fact it's so close the polls are conflicting. A Quinnipiac poll puts Democratic Governor Jon Corzine ahead of his Republican challenger Chris Christie by five points. Another public policy poll has the former U.S. attorney leading the governor by four points.
Independent Chris Daggett keeps double digit numbers in both.
According to political science professor Peter Woolley, "It says that the race is very tight. This is really either candidate's race to win or lose this late in the game. It's pretty remarkable that in a deep blue state like New Jersey the Republican is really keeping it close."
Woolley said that's why it's important for the candidates to get out the vote on election day, especially in key counties like Bergen.
"Bergen is a tough nut to crack because not only is it the most populous county producing the most votes, it's really an amalgamation of tiny suburban towns," he said.
"Bergen County, please lower the taxes. I feel taxes keep going up and they're trying to run the senior citizens out," said Alayne Pittari of Wallington.
Case in point, she said her own mother is barely holding on to a house because of rising property taxes.
"We have to cut on the food to pay for the taxes and the taxes just went up," said Geogria Green of Wallington.
The one important thing about this race is that every vote will count. All three candidates hope they don't get a rainy day like this on election day.
Political experts said it's surprising to see an independent candidate stay right in there in this race. They also said in a winner-take-all state like New Jersey, who wins is anyone's guess.
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