Pat Dollard

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“John McCain doesn’t know what he’s up against” – Barack Obama referring to the ACORN voter fraud he was banking on to win election. Remember these words as the New Jersey results come in.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is making a last-minute campaign appearance for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine’s re-election bid.

Obama’s scheduled to appear Sunday at a pair of rallies for the only incumbent governor seeking re-election. Just one of two governors’ offices on the ballot for Tuesday’s elections, the White House is aware Democratic losses would be spun as a referendum on Obama.

The results could also foreshadow next year’s elections, when 37 governorships come up for grabs.

The president plans to appear with Corzine at two New Jersey campaign stops, in Camden and Newark, before returning to the White House.

Meanwhile, another new poll finds Corzine and Republican challenger Chris Christie running nearly even in the race.

The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll released Sunday finds Christie backed by 43 percent of likely voters, while the incumbent Democrat is supported by 42 percent.

In the last Monmouth/Gannett poll issued two weeks ago, they were tied at 39 percent.

Independent Chris Daggett was backed by 8 percent of likely voters in the latest poll, down from 14 percent.

“This election will be defined by turnout like few others before it,” poll director Patrick Murray said.

The telephone poll of 1,041 likely voters was taken Oct. 28-20 and has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3 percentage points.