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House Race Update - NJ 7

Submitted by HouseGuru on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 16:42

NJ 7 – This race is one of my favorite races and I am working on a longer post but do the primary there this Tuesday I have to touch on it a little. The two main candidates are State Senator Leonard Lance who was the leader of the republicans in the NJ state senate until they ousted him and Kate Whitman the daughter of the former NJ governor and EPA administrator. 

Whitman is labeling herself as a businesswoman and is running against the establishment. She raised more money then Lance who had to make a big personal contribution to himself and is constantly called the frontrunner having won more county endorsements then Whitman. After following the race for some time my view is that Whitman is the better candidate and my readers in the district should support her. She has run a great campaign by focusing on Lance’s weaknesses and not only going after him on his votes in the NJ State Senate (the NJ state government is one of the most corrupted in the nation) but also going against his follow state senators that cane out to support him by questioning why they thought that he couldn’t be a good leader in the State Senate (by ousting him from his leadership position) why they think he would be a good candidate, she has some clear bold position on taxes and spending, she is taking a bold position against earmarks( that’s not an easy task to take in the corrupted NJ).
 
The winner of the primary would go up against Linda Stander (who was the 2006 candidate against Mike Ferguson who is retiring) and I thing that it’s always better to have a woman go up against a woman and in 2008 an outsider has a better chance to begin with then a state senator that can be labeled as the old guard.
 
I will have more on this race if Whitman wins.          

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Whitman's mother was part of the problem in NJ

Submitted by Ironman on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 16:47.

so we need to know how is she going to be different on taxes and spending? (Yes, Whitman sr. cut the income tax, but she allowed state debt to balloon) Not to mention the Whitman name is associated with active antagonism with social conservatives, not just holding a quiet pro-choice position.

 

I don’t know Mike

Submitted by HouseGuru on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 17:05.

I don’t know Mike Ferguson’s (the incumbent who is retiring) position on social issues but as I stated my opinion before that the republicans have to find candidates that fit the district and I think that she does. She came out very strong for tax cuts.

 

Ferguson is VERY socially conservative

Submitted by Soren Dayton on Sun, 06/01/2008 - 21:55.

His wife is one of the big New Jersey pro-life leaders.