The good thing about being a political scientist in New Jersey is that there is always plenty of work. Having our state elections in odd years guarantees that election season starts about the time the counting of votes stops. I'm not saying it makes for a better or more efficient government, but it makes for busier poli sci folks.
This year's election held a big suprise. It wasn't in the State Assembly (where it looks like Dems lost between one and three seats but retained control) or State Senate (they picked up one seat), though. It was in defeating two of the ballot questions - the first time since 1990 a ballot measure was defeated. But the fate of two questions gives me an opportunity to get a rough measure of the dedicated religious right in New Jersey. Click on through to the other side.
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