David Rebovich
David Rebovich
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He's worked very hard to try to overcome that ... (but) as a minority member of the Senate, of course, accomplishments are thin. There's not a policy record there. There's not successes to point to.
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In a situation where the state is facing budget problems, it's hard to convince voters that you can do a lot. If it was so easy to provide property-tax relief, surely they would have already done so. It's easier to attack.
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It's important for Forrester to stand up and speak for himself. He needs to put a face and voice to his campaign theme.
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Both candidates were running as agents of change, but instead of using their wealth to sell their agendas, these multimillionaires have squandered money on attacks. It's not that the charges are scandalous; this is the usual stuff we see in New Jersey. It's the amount of ads these guys have paid for.
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What this practice does is really put candidates on guard wherever they are, and make delivering speeches even to groups of supporters even harder.
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Cory Booker wins handily. Booker has grass-roots support.
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Young people will typically show up in larger numbers in national elections, when they perceive the stakes to be higher.
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It was a castor oil budget. We were told, 'Take this medicine and you'll feel better in a few years.
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Menendez has the experience and leadership positions in Washington already. Menendez in the Senate is also helpful to the national Democratic Party, who want someone strong in there.
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It seems this term would have been the crowning glory with the opening of the new arena. I think it's a surprise if he does not run.
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There is typically a lot of turnover in school board elections. But especially when voters are angry and frustrated they'll throw the incumbents out of a school board.
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Yeah, it could be. Interestingly, some national polls show that John McCain would beat Hillary Clinton.
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Citizens are not happy about the sales tax. They will not be happy about their property taxes going up, but people do indeed seem to understand the state is having hard fiscal times and solutions are hard to come by.
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His criticisms of Washington, of the Bush administration for being too ideologically conservative, and its policies in Iraq and its failures in dealing with Hurricane Katrina, are likely to resonate with many New Jersey unaffiliated voters.