GOP SWEEP! Big governor victories in Virginia, New Jersey
November 3, 2009 by DeeDee
Filed under News affecting the 2012 Elections
WooHoo! This is outstanding news!
HUGE VICTORY, folks!
Republican gubernatorial candidates racked up major wins for the GOP in Virginia and New Jersey Tuesday night, as former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell and New Jersey prosecutor Chris Christie claimed the governor’s offices in both key states.
As the GOP sought to send a warning shot to Democrats in Washington by scoring big in the 2009 off-year elections, McDonnell told an energetic crowd in Richmond that his victory represented the triumph of a broad new majority.
“We had independents and Democrats that came over to support us,” McDonnell said. “First and foremost, we are all Virginians and we are all Americans.”
In New Jersey, the Associated Press called the governor’s race for Christie with just over 70 percent of precincts reporting, as the Republican held a six-point lead over incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine.
