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August 19, 2008 - 10:41am

Voters to Corzine: if Obama offers you a job, take it!

If Barack Obama wins the presidency and offers Gov. Jon Corzine a post in his new administration, New Jerseyans want Corzine to take the job, according to a Zogby International poll released earlier today.

Among likely voters, 46% want Corzine to resign as Governor and join an Obama administration, while 33% say he should decline and stay on as Governor. Among Democrats, 45% say he should leave, and 36% want him to stay.

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March 10, 2008 - 3:58pm

In case you missed it, David Paterson has already endorsed Dennis Shulman for Congress

When Governor James E. McGreevey resigned in August, 2004, there was some talk of a November, 2004 Special Election to fill the remaining fourteen months of his term. McGreevey waited three months to actually leave office, eliminating the chances of an election; that allowed Richard Codey to complete his term. The New York Constitution is different: if a Governor resigns, the elected Lieutenant Governor becomes Governor for the remainder of the term. If Eliot Spitzer were to resign, Lt. Gov. David Paterson would become Governor and serve until January 2011.

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