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Super Tuesday State Profile: New Jersey

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Democratic Primary Analysis:
Clinton is polling far ahead of Obama in New Jersey and is rightly the hot favourite on Betfair. Clinton's strength in the North East is something Obama is going to have to contend with, but it is difficult to look to New Jersey for a surprise. This is especially so as the state is a winner-takes-all primary, with all delegates going to the candidate with the most votes statewide. Expect Clinton to be assured of 127 delegates from the Garden State.

Republican Primary Analysis:
Now that Rudy Giuliani has dropped out, John McCain goes into New Jersey with a similar lead to Clinton. Before Florida Giuliani had been polling just three points behind the front-runner but now, with the former New York Mayor's endorsement on board, he can be near certain of victory here.

Important information

- Timezone: GMT -5

- Polls open: 11AM GMT

- Polls close: 12AM GMT

- Abbreviation: NJ

- Delegates at stake: 127

Demographics

- White: 76.4%

- Black: 14.5%

- Other: 9.1%

Political history

- Senators: Frank Lautenberg and Bob Menendez (both Democrats)

- Governor: Jon Corzine (Democrat)

- 2004 voted for: Kerry

- Electoral College votes: 15

Other stats

- Population: 8.7 million

- State nickname: Garden State

- State capital: Trenton

- Most famous offspring: Buzz Aldrin, Jon Bon Jovi, David Copperfield, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Nicholson, Frank Sinatra, Kevin Spacey, Meryl Streep, William Vanderbilt, Ray Liotta

- Strange fact: There are more Cubans in Union City, NJ, than in Havana, Cuba

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