Booker has a 12 point lead.

Shouldn't we be just a little bit worried. The off day, the fervent love for Lonegan among the tea party faithful are making me uneasy. We should not be complacent.

And if people do show up on Tuesday to vote they will be told the election is the next day. NJ is not tea party friendly.

Good god.

Fill us in: the winner serves for... how long exactly?

That being said I'll vote for the lesser of the two evils, thank you. At least he'll be a reliable vote on social issues and help keep the Senate in Democratic hands for what it's worth.

With our two party system we don't get to vote for the ideal, unfortunately.

I mean, forget party and just talk about human being to human being. Lonegan is a cold, nasty bastard. Corey Booker might pal around with the corporate types, but he appears to at least have a soul.

I mailed my absentee ballot for Booker on Tuesday so I've done my part (NJ resident living in NC temporarily). I'm away from my red county for now and haven't seen any signs in the senate race (I left before the primary started heating up).

Steve Lonegan makes Scott Brown look like a flaming liberal. He scares the shit out of me.

But Lonegan is far worse. You're fucked either way but you're worse fucked with the Republican.

It won't be quite as bad as when I had to force my hand to push the button for Corzine and then went home and washed my hands. Booker, at least, was never the head of Goldman-Sachs and by and he seems to be more or less on the right side of the law. He's amusing at least. I always thought he'd be a better governor than senator. I can't see that ego of his in a legislative body with 99 other senators but compared to Lonegan he is the very model of a progressive politician and I'll be out there and do my duty.

I will be voting Booker and I'm getting everyone I know to vote as well.

Chris Christie!