February 5

Governor Jon Corzine will vote in Hoboken at 6:15 AM and then help Hillary Clinton by meeting some commuters at the Jersey City PATH station.  His schedule has no other public events on Super Tuesday until 8:00 PM, when he’ll attend a Clinton primary party at the Skylark Diner in Edison.

There's still one big fish who has not endorsed a candidate in the 2008 Democratic presidential contest: U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg.  But Lautenberg's people say there is no chance the four-term Senator will pick between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama before tomorrow's New Jersey primary.

Three days before the New Jersey primary, Hillary Clinton's lead has gone from 34 points to just 6: Getty Images Photo
Hillary Clinton’s lead over Barack Obama in New Jersey has narrowed to 44%-38%, according to a private poll commissioned by one of the state’s most powerful Democratic leaders, George Norcross. The poll, conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner on January 30-31, was distributed to some Norcross allies earlier this morning and obtained by PolitickerNJ.com.

Click here to view Stanley Greenberg's polling memo.

While John McCain is now the favorite to win New Jersey’s February 5 winner-take-all GOP primary, supporters of Mitt Romney believe New Jersey could still be in play in June --  if the Republicans have not yet selected a presidential nominee.

Assemblyman Reed Gusciora still holds out hope that former Vice President Al Gore will emerge as the Democratic candidate for President. The seven-term Assemblyman from Princeton is running for Delegate on an uncommitted slate in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

Gusciora explained his reasons for not picking between Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama in a statement released last night:

John McCain’s campaign will announce endorsements from thirteen Republican County Chairs that had been supporting Rudy Giuliani for President, and from Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. and other legislators.  There are two holdouts: Sussex GOP Chairman Richard Zeoli, who has not decided if he will endorse any of the candidates before Tuesday’s primary; and Middlesex GOP Chairman Joseph Leo, largely because  no one could reach him to ask.

Rep. Frank LoBiondo will endorse John McCain for the GOP presidential nomination today. LoBiondo had been backing Rudy Giuliani.

The vast majority of Rudy Giuliani’s New Jersey supporters are expected to endorse John McCain today, and pundits on both sides appear certain that McCain is the heavy favorite to win New Jersey’s winner-take-all primary on Tuesday. McCain will be in New Jersey on Monday, holding a rally at the Colonial Fire House in Hamilton; Rudy Giuliani is expected to accompany him.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who ended his bid for the GOP presidential nomination earlier this evening, is expected to join Sen. John McCain at a rally in Hamilton on Monday -- the day before the New Jersey presidential primary. 

Barack Obama may have gotten the support of Dick Codey today, the most popular politician in New Jersey, but two other prominent Edwards supporters have gone the Clinton route.

Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney and State Sen. Joseph Vitale announced their support for Clinton in a conference call today, burnishing their respective organized labor and health care credentials. They were joined by Mike Beson, the Edwards campaign state director

Vitale, who chairs the Health and Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, said that Clinton has the best plan to provide universal health care.

“I find her approach to helping solve this issue not just inspired but informed. I’m pleased to join her campaign,” said Vitale.