Watching the New Jersey race unfold

Unbelievable. At some point, it's almost better not to know all this stuff. But here it is. Why people will vote Democrat in NJ Tuesday:

Then look at the massive geographical redistribution of wealth that is going on in Jersey. Several years ago two Rutgers University professors studied the flow of tax dollars throughout the state and concluded that six suburban counties (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris and Somerset) were sending $2 billion more in taxes to Trenton than they received in state services. At the same time four urban counties (Camden, Essex, Hudson, Passaic) received $2 billion more in state aid than they paid in taxes.

That money is used to pay for government and school systems in cities like Camden and Newark. The state, for instance, pays more than 90% of the bill for the Camden school system, one reason why the schools there can spend a whopping $22,000 per student. So it’s no wonder that Camden residents will support Corzine against any candidate who promises to rein in state spending. In one poll, 61% of the state’s urban dwellers said they would vote for Corzine.