Democrats Obama, Lautenberg Win in Garden State: In an election for President of the United States in New Jersey today, 10/31/08, four days till votes are counted, Democrat Barack Obama defeats Republican John McCain 52% to 42%, according to this SurveyUSA poll conducted for WABC-TV New York and WCAU-TV Philadelphia. The findings are identical to a SurveyUSA poll 1 month ago. McCain leads 5:4 among NJ white voters; Obama leads 13:1 among NJ blacks. In the race for United States Senate, Incumbent Democrat Frank Lautenberg defeats Democrat Dick Zimmer 52% to 37%. In 3 SurveyUSA tracking polls, the Senate numbers have barely budged. Lautenberg served in the Senate from 1982 through 2000 and won election again in 2002. SurveyUSA interviewed 800 New Jersey adults 10/29/08 and 10/30/08. Of them, 735 were registered to vote; of the registered voters, 632 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote in the 11/04/08 general election.