NJ Senate race may hinge on appeal to women

Issues that might be considered of great interest to women, such as abortion, have not been prominent in the race for U.S. Senate. But that doesn't mean that Tom Kean Jr. and Bob Menendez have not made efforts to appeal to a group that often sways elections in New Jersey.

As a Republican, Kean faces more of a challenge for women's votes than Democrat Menendez. New Jersey women vote in greater numbers than men, and they generally support the top of the Democratic ticket, according to exit polls conducted in past years for AP and television networks.

Recent polls show a close race with less than three weeks before the Nov. 7 election, but that Menendez has an edge among women for a seat that Democrats hope to retain. Menendez, 52, was appointed to the Senate in January to finish the term of Gov. Jon S. Corzine after representing Hudson County in the U.S. House for 13 years.

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Kean had agreed to debate Menendez on Oct. 15 at a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters and two television stations in New York and Philadelphia, but pulled out because Menendez declined an invitation to debate on NBC's "Meet The Press."

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--senaterace-womenv1022oct22,0,7709239.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey

Republicans will find out on election day polls showing close race are deceptive. Check out Senator to be Doug Forrester (R) in 2002 and Governor to be Forrester (R) in 2005.

Menendez will win +5 points.

fixed to say it is closer than it is!!

Most of my contemporaries are rethugs..and all have said they have had it with rethugs..many are not going to vote..but those who are, say they are voting "D" all the way down the line...

and these are die hard rethugs...

i have yet to have any rethug friend say they will be voting rethug ..in NJ

most are disgusted..and many are afraid there will be a draft and their kids will get sent to war!!

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