I'm a New Jersey resident/native myself and am intensely curious about this.
Like the logical part of me says Murphy will win reelection as they put a total tfg-Republican on the ballet and NJ really doesn't like that. I also think Murphy will win reelection because even Republicans in this state - and I know multiple ones - are like the other guy is crazy. Helping Murphy on reelection is the fact that some of the talk radio shows that cover the topics and are considered 'trusted' are annoyed by Ciaterelli (who I like to call 'citronelli', like the candle.)
So we have a situation that leads to Democrats and Independents voting, and voting hard, for Murphy and Republicans either voting for Murphy or not voting at all. Which is good for Murphy.
That said, any predications about this would be super appreciated as its giving me agita. :)
@enkasongwriter Thanks for the answer.
@herukane I live in Jersey also and I see Jack sign scattered around. Im praying we never go that way. Not in the state or for the country. I’ve voted for republicans from time to time but in my opinion they are just too scary. Especially if they drank the kool aid.
My body is not registering any panic when I think of the NJ gubernatorial race. I also think Murphy will win hands down.
So I'm teleworking today and heard a knock on my front door. I'm always skeptical of opening the door because despite having a "No Soliciting" sign on my porch, more often than not it's someone trying to sell me something. So I opened the door and there was a woman there and she said she was canvasing the neighborhood and asked if I was planning to vote in the Virginia Gubernatorial election. I said that yes I was and she asked if it wasn't too personal if I minded sharing who I was going to vote for. I had no problem sharing that I was planning to vote McAuliffe. She said she was with the Youngkin campaign and that she and a number of other folks had come in from Alabama to canvass for Youngkin as she believes it's so important for Youngkin to win.
She then asked my reasons and I let her know that I'm not happy with the direction of the Republican Party, January 6, Republican views on masking and vaccinations, and so on. Initially, I think she was going to continue trying to convince me to vote Youngkin, but between me telling her that I couldn't really talk because I was teleworking and perhaps because it was obvious that I had strong opinions, she left. As she left, I did cordially wish her well.
Just a few stray observations I have about this. 1) as I've said in this thread before, the enthusiasm and vigilance of Youngkin supporters seems to outweigh that of McAuliffe. I have yet to see anyone coming around canvassing for McAuliffe (though possibly they respect "No Solicitation" signs more than Republicans); and 2) she came from Alabama so she was not a Virginia resident and it appears that there were more folks that came from Alabama to canvass.
Anyway, I'm very likely to look for a bigger or more specific "No Soliciting" sign when I go shopping this weekend, and perhaps I'll ignore knocks at the door until after the election is over.
I signed up with Vote Forward and prepared some letters to send out to VA voters for the upcoming election, hope it helps!
I live in NM and our Governor has done good with the Covid precautions among other things. She's up for re-election next year- and has her share of haters... Hope we stay Blue!
@jd1960 Thank you for doing that. You help us all with your efforts.
Is anyone getting a read on the upcoming Gubernatorial race in Virginia? It's next Tuesday, 11/2. I'm a Virginia resident and feel too close to it to get a read. I'm trying to ignore the polls which has the race neck-in-neck, the panicky "sky is falling" emails I've been receiving from the DNC, and the number of McAuliffe signs in Northern VA, which is not necessarily representative of other areas of the state.
I live in southeastern Virginia, and I too have been concerned about this race. There do seem to be a great many more "Bumpkin" signs than McAuliffe in my area and I find that concerning. I have read some articles that suggest that McAuliffe raised a lot more in funds than Youngkin - whereas Youngkin is spending a lot more of his own personal wealth on his campaign. ( https://apnews.com/article/elections-campaigns-virginia-election-2020-terry-mcauliffe-05fea3e6a32e46e915c5104769d2f695 ). Like you said, the polls are all showing a close race.
One thing that occurred to me earlier this week is that with all the craziness and even violence coming from the Right these days, a lot of Democrats and other McAuliffe supporters may not be putting signs on their lawns to avoid being a target of violence. Of course, many Republicans are emboldened to be vocal right now.
That all said, I fear this election will be close. I honestly don't know which way it will go, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Virginia will stay Blue.
@melmystery, I agree with your observations about the volatile political environment we're experiencing and the fear of being targeted. I have my McAuliffe sign on my lawn, as do many of my neighbors -- but I also live in Northern Virginia, which is really a part of the DC metro region and has a more progressive, Democratic-leaning population. Were it not for Northern VA and parts of Richmond and Charlottesville, I doubt that we would have seen the Blue wins.