new jersey, 2000

[memphis]

why did al gore perform so well in the nj.  it is really odd when you consider that bush actively campaigned in the state.

what happened?

New Jersey's population is mostly suburban Philly and suburban New York City. Anybody want to explain why northern suburbs are turning Dem. Suburbs in Bush states certainly are not.

[memphis]

why did al gore perform so well in the nj.  it is really odd when you consider that bush actively campaigned in the state.

what happened?

New Jersey's population is mostly suburban Philly and suburban New York City. Anybody want to explain why northern suburbs are turning Dem. Suburbs in Bush states certainly are not.

New Jersey trended Republican almost exclusively this year.  Northeastern suburbs overall went toward the GOP.  So did southern suburbs.  Western suburbs trended to the Dems.

Longer term, Northeastern suburbs are going Dem. Even lackluster Reps like Gerald Ford did very well in NE suburbs. The same thing that is happening in New Jersey is happening in places like Montgomery and Bucks Counties, PA; Long Island and Westchester in New York. What's going on here?

[memphis]

Recent polls show that voters prefer Dems on the economy. It's hard to care about GDP growth when your pension is being abolished, your factory is being closed, or you can't find a job that pays enough money to send your kids to college.