The Answer Is ’42.’ The Question Is, ‘Where Does Jon Corzine Top Out in Polls?’

Two polls out in New Jersey’s Governor’s race. Rasmussen puts Republican Chris Christie up by 8 percentage points, 46 percent to 38 percent. A Democratic firm, Democracy Corps, put out their own numbers today, Christie 41, Corzine 38.

This race isn’t over, but here’s why I think Corzine’s in deep trouble, no matter what a Democratic pollster says: 38, 38, 37, 42, 41, 42, 37, 35, 42, 40, 39. Those are the percentages voting for Corzine in the eleven polls taken since the beginning of August.

Even with independent Christopher Dagget taking a few percentage points, it’s hard to win when you’re topping out in the low 40s.