![]() They reported to Odin over dinner, serving as mythological news reporters. The most iconic source of the god’s knowledge was a pair of ravens named Hugin and Munin.Īccording to legend, the ravens flew over the world each day to gather news of what was happening. While these stories were dramatic, Odin also had ways to get information in day-to-day life. He was willing to travel to Hel, give up an eye, and even make himself a human sacrifice to learn more about magic and fate. Democrats had a 25.3%-19.5% edge in voter registration today it’s 38.8% Democratic, 21.5% Republican.A recurring theme in the mythology of Odin is his constant search for information. In November 2001, when Republicans last had a governor and majorities in both houses of the Legislature, that number was 54.9%. 40.9% of New Jersey voters are unaffiliated with any party – outsiders call them Independents. The state gained 382,166 new Democrats since November 2009, when Republican Chris Christie was elected governor. Senate race in New Jersey since 1972, despite polls in eight different elections that showed the GOP candidate in striking distance. The bad news for Hugin in these comparisons: Republicans have not won a U.S. Stating the obvious here: Murphy was 15 points ahead of where Menendez is now, but Guadagno was just four points behind Hugin’s current status. Last year, a SeptemQuinnipiac poll on the race for governor had Phil Murphy with a 58%-33% lead over Lt. ![]() The good news for the two-term Senator is that his 43% is not far behind Booker’s 48% in 2014 and Lautenberg’s 48% in 2008. He is running seven percentage points behind where he was roughly at the same point in 2012. The big difference for Menendez is his own showing in the polls. Kyrillos’ statewide favorables were 23%-10%, and Zimmer, who had run statewide in 1996, was at 2%%-12%. Hugin’ favorables are at 24%-20%, with 54% of voters still unaware of who he is. ![]() Kyrillos and Zimmer had barely spent any money up to that point, and the Democratic incumbents had not yet gone up with TV ads - although Lautenberg had faced a serious primary challenge from Rep. Dick Zimmer by just seven points, 48%-41%. Ten years ago, in Lautenberg’s final campaign, an AugQuinnipiac poll had him leading former Rep. When Menendez last ran six years ago, a SeptemQuinnipiac poll had him up by ten points, a 50%-40% lead over State Sen. Senate seat, Booker led former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan 53%-41%. So Bell, who spent virtually no money and was just about completely unknown (16%-5% favorables) was exactly where Hugin is right now.”Ī SeptemQuinnipiac poll taken a month after the special primary for Frank Lautenberg’s U.S. But Hugin, a self-funding pharmaceutical company CEO who has already spent an estimated $10 million so far, is actually no stronger than the last four Republican Senate candidates were at a similar point in the campaign.įour years ago, an AugQuinnipiac poll showed incumbent Cory Booker with a 10-point lead 47%-37% over Republican Jeff Bell. Bob Menendez and Bob Hugin are locked in a close race for New Jersey’s United States Senate seat - 43%-37%, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
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