Countdown '09: New Jersey and Virginia (7 Days)
NEW JERSEY (RCP Average: Corzine +0.2)
*The three candidates are mounting a final push with one week to go.
*Corzine is pushing for Latino voters, including with Spanish-language ad featuring President Obama.
*Christie leads by 3 in a new Rasmussen poll. He's up 4 in a new PPP poll.
*Bill Clinton is back in the state for two events alongside Corzine -- the second Tuesday in a row he's done two events with the governor.
*Corzine thinks using the word "weight" in an ad was not the best choice.
*Most of Corzine's fundraising has come out of his own pocket.
VIRGINIA (RCP Average: McDonnell +11.2)
*A new Washington Post poll found McDonnell leading by 11 points with one week to go.
*Obama is headlining a Deeds rally at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, where Deeds needs to boost turnout.
*The Culpeper Star Exponent breaks down Deeds's legislative record.
*Voting for Deeds doesn't send a message to Richmond and Washington that Virginians want a divided government.
*John McCain says the Va. and N.J. governor's races are "usually exaggerated in their importance" since they're "the only game in town."
*McDonnell has raised more money and spent more money than Deeds.



