Street level Newark update
By Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ.com Reporter
NEWARK - Overall turnout in New Jersey's largest city is hovering near 30% of where it was last year when Barack Obama ultimately racked over 77,112 votes, according to Democratic Party sources on the ground.
That is below the goal of 50% the Corzine campaign wants in Newark, where incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine won 39,573 votes in 2005.
A South Ward source says operations are "humming, not buzzing."
The Democratic incumbent's targeted Obama allies - so-called "surge voters" - are going to the polls, however, the response by regular registered voters in other South Ward districts is light so far, says the source.
In the Central Ward, morning results are less than 25% of turnout numbers achieved by this time last year, according to a Central Ward party operative.
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"The Democratic incumbent's targeted Obama allies - so-called "surge voters" - are going to the polls, however, the response by regular registered voters in other South Ward districts is light so far, says the source".
I know what a "regular registered voter" is.
WTF is a "surge voter" ? Are they the Acorns from Philly that The Bama is bussing in ? Do tell?
Get ready NJ, the time to grab your ankles cometh.
Surge Voters?
Are those voters who said they were going to vote, but didnt? Thats what it seems like..
Surge/Paid
I think it is the voters that get paid to cast their ballot for the "right" candidate. And you can be sure that it will not be Christie they'll be paid to vote for.
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