MSNBC’s “First Read” page of news about election campaigns has this interesting story about the New Jersey gubernatorial race. It mentions details from the tax returns of the three candidates who get the most publicity (the Democrat, the Republican, and the independent who has been included in the debates). It also mentions that all three of these candidates would like an endorsement from New York city Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but so far Bloomberg won’t express any opinion.

The second gubernatorial debate is on October 16 at 7 p.m. It will be broadcast on Channel 29 in Philadelphia on Saturday at 2 p.m., and on Channel 9 in New York on Sunday at noon.

The Chris Daggett campaign has posted pictures of the ballots of 20 of New Jersey’s 21 counties on its web page. See this link. The only county that lists all the candidates for Governor in a single group, without any party columns, is Sussex County. The fact that Sussex County uses such a format is evidence that all counties could do the same, if they wish.