Codey goes South

With Ariyan getting no traction and Ellen Karcher circling the drain, Codey's looking at a net loss on his own turf. That Codey & co. would send this item to Wally looks like an attempt to spin his dwindling hopes in the North as some kind of positive. and also the need for more money in districts 1 and 2 only shows that the Republicans are proving tougher there than anyone thought.

And the head to head polling data doesn't necessarily account for which voters are more highly motivated. Maybe it wasnt' such a good idea to put the massive stem cell bonding question on the ballot in a low turnout year after all. Can anyone think of a better way to motivate both pro-life and fiscally conservative voters all at once? Cohen may be getting a few thank you cards from Republican caucus leaders on November 7.

"The Solid South is arising -- it is only a matter of time until almost every state senator and assemblyperson in South Jersey is Democratic."

 Martin, your ignorance amazes me. One party rule is a dangerous thing and never leads to good results. If you think otherwise, you have no knowledge of history or governance.

First, though the Northwest part of the state may have its conservative/fundamentalist adherents, I don't think there's a large "pro-life" voting bloc in the South or much of the state that is hibernating and only awaiting to come alive at the stem cell ballot question. Thankfully, our progressive state is moving forward on issues such as stem cell research, gay and lesbian marriage, and other such issues that reveals how, despite all our problems, we're a forward-thinking, tolerant state.

Regarding njdems are corrupt's claim that one-party rule is bad, I would agree to an extent, since we've seen the detriment of such rule on the county level with the Ocean County GOP, the Camden County Dems and the Burlington County GOP. Of course, I would hope that this poster, who condemns one-party rule, voted against the Bush administration and other statewide Republican candidates since we've seen the abysmal failure of one-party rule on the national level (K Street lobbying, no checks and balances, etc.). On the state level, there will still be a handful of Republicans left in the senate after this Democratic coup in the South, and their voices will almost certainly be heard. What the newly-bolstered Democratic majority will do is increase the influence of South Jersey interests and needs in Trenton, and this is a good thing.

Charter member of the southern chapter of the Lyndhurst "Democrats"

Marty should take a drive up to Tromaville (ENCAP town) and have a philosophical discussion with his new party brethren about gay marriage, stem cell research, and progressive values.

It's about the bottom line... with Lyndhurst, Bodine, Bryant, ad nauseum