Read more Jon Corzine stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1147/jon-corzine.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:18:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73441/voters-punished-obama-dems-for-going-deaf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Democratic Party should view its walloping in Tuesday's election as an opportunity to start listening before it's too late, writes Peggy Noonan . The Democrats have been focusing on the wrong issues since they gained power last year and that explains the huge swing to the Republicans in Virginia and...http://www.newser.com/story/73441/voters-punished-obama-dems-for-going-deaf.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 5:19:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73347/voters-now-a-rampaging-herd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the GOP upsets in Virginia and New Jersey, Daniel Henninger doesn't just see Obama backlash, he sees a voter rebellion from both parties, with independent Americans behaving like stampeding cattle. That independents would within one year swing from Obama enthusiasts to backing decent-to-weak Republicans in Virginia and New Jersey...http://www.newser.com/story/73347/voters-now-a-rampaging-herd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 8:41:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73355/votes-werent-about-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagif the votes in New Jersey and Virginia were a referendum on President Obama, then Ohio's vote for casinos must have been a referendum on health care reform and Cincinatti's public transit vote a rejection of cash-for-clunkers, smirks Gail Collins. Nearly all of Tuesday's results are being portrayed as blows...http://www.newser.com/story/73355/votes-werent-about-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 1:50:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73294/blame-weak-candidates-not-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe numbers are in, now it's time to make sense of them. Nate Silver breaks down last night's election results: Don’t blame Obama; Creigh Deeds and Jon Corzine were probably just weak candidates. In New Jersey, 57% of voters approved of Obama, but 27% of those supporters voted Republican anyway....http://www.newser.com/story/73294/blame-weak-candidates-not-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 8:36:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73278/sorry-dems-2008-is-so-last-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLast night’s gubernatorial defeats proved to Democrats that whatever magic they harnessed last November has left the building. Off-year elections aren’t usually great predictors, but with the Democrats’ winning 2008 coalition essentially absent, the warning signs are clear, writes Dan Balz in the Washington Post . Most notably, Democrats lost the...http://www.newser.com/story/73278/sorry-dems-2008-is-so-last-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 7:45:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73256/obama-cant-save-democrats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe message to Democratic candidates from yesterday's GOP wins in New Jersey and Virginia should be loud and clear: they're on their own, writes Dan McLaughlin . Jon Corzine and Creigh Deeds tied themselves as closely to possible to President Obama and lost, demonstrating that the president's continued personal popularity isn't...http://www.newser.com/story/73256/obama-cant-save-democrats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 4:17:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73252/christie-takes-nj-for-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChris Christie scored the second big victory for the Republicans today, taking the governorship of New Jersey from incumbent Jon Corzine. Christie, 47, had 50% of the vote to Corzine’s 44% with nearly three-quarters of precincts reporting. He’s the first Republican to win a statewide race in more than a...http://www.newser.com/story/73252/christie-takes-nj-for-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 21:15:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73247/obama-is-minimal-factor-in-nj-va-exit-polls-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama seems to have been a minimal factor in gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, at least according to early exit polls. In Virginia, where Republican Bob McDonnell won, 55% said Obama wasn’t behind their vote; that figure was 60% in New Jersey, where the race was too...http://www.newser.com/story/73247/obama-is-minimal-factor-in-nj-va-exit-polls-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 20:17:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73224/5-things-to-watch-in-nj.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt remains a tight race for governor in New Jersey between Democrat Jon Corzine and Republican Chris Christie. Jonathan Martin of Politico offers five things to watch: Turnout: If it's below 48% or so, that means trouble for Corzine. It's a sign he hasn't mobilized the Democratic base, particularly minorities,...http://www.newser.com/story/73224/5-things-to-watch-in-nj.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:23:08 CST