With the first pitch of the World Series happening tonight, political pundits are fretting that folks in New Jersey may suddenly find themselves more interested in the Yankees versus the Phillies than in Corzine vs. Christie. The two teams in this year’s Fall Classic are located near New Jersey, and already the heated governor’s race between Republican Christie and Democrat Corzine (plus Independent Daggett) is starting to get bumped off the state’s front pages in favor of sports coverage. This despite the fact that the election is less than a week away- fortunately it is on a scheduled off day so people will be able to vote.

Christie has been leading most of the year in the polls, sparking nationwide debate that Republicans are making an electoral comeback. But recently the race has tightened. And with multi-millionaire Corzine spending like he’s the New York Yankees (to a tune of $23 million of his own money), it’s a good bet that he will be in better shape to continue to plop down cash for commercials even though the World Series is expected to send ad rates skyrocketing.

All three candidates claim to be rooting for the Yankees. No word yet on how this will affect the Phillies voting block.