Marks is the clearly the candidate to beat in this race, he was head and shoulders about the rest on every issue. Cant wait to see him debate against Stender.

Wasn't Marty Marks originally pro-choice?   Is this just a flip-flop?

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"Collecting more taxes than absolutely necessary is legalized robbery." - Calvin Coolidge

Heaven help us if there any any NJ Republican more liberal than Christie Whitman - at least since Clifford Case passed away. And I guess maybe Bob Martin gave her a run for the Rockefeller Republican title.

If anyone thinks the seat belongs to them is Whitman...no one is buying the "Dont vote for me because of my mother" line. The only reason she's even being mentioned is because of her mother, half of christie's former staff is doing the leg work for the kid...as for Lance, his arrogance was oozing all over the podium last night. He touted his 2 decades in the legisalture as if it was something to be proud of...New Jersey is worst today than the day he took office...Lance feels this seat is owned to him because he lost his leadership to Kean. Marks is confidnet in his passion and convictions, I'm sure that scares a lot of the RINOs that are in the field. (lance & whitman).

 Leonard is a good man... I agree that his record should be examined very carefully over the coming months. But I hardly think he came across as entitled or arrogant.  

As far as Whitman, I guess we all are clones of our parents.   We'll have to see if she can define herself in a crowded field. 

 I wonder if you would be making this same argument if Tom Jr. had run for the seat? He was appointed to the Assembly and Senate and then ran for the US Senate. So I guess because his father was a popular Governor thats ok... but since Christie is not popular... Kate has no right to run in a primary. I wonder what my mom an dad's approval ratings are right now?

I'm a registered Republican and I live in the 7th and the 23rd legislative district.  Leonard is my State Senator and I know him pretty well.

Leonard is relatively conservative on fiscal matters, but his allegiance to the nanny state, and envirofascism makes me squirm.  I don't think I can support him for Congress, even though I consider him a fine and professional gentlemen.  And I think he's too nice to take on Baloney-Bender Wide Rear-Ender Stender.

I've looked around at the other candidates and they don't seem like Ron Paul Republicans to me.  The usual conservative clap-trap about smaller government and family values, blah, blah, blah.  Smaller than what?  The current Leviathan?  Who cares?

Maybe if i wait around along enough, a real elephant will toss his or her hat in the ring.  But right now, I don't see any declared candidate that I could excited about.

But almost any of the candidates (except maybe Whitman) would be better than Fergy the Fire-breathing Fascist.

 Whitman never claimed to be Pro-Life... she is pro-choice. On the immigration issue... there are other people who wire money "to their real homes"  other than Central and South Americans... they are called terrorists. So it's actually a really good idea.

Just a few observations...Lance was FAR from impressive...he needs to stop his "lets fire up the crowd" routine, its didnt work and it never will. He's about as charamatic as my left big toe. However, I liked what he had to say and would consider supporting him.

Marks was right on every issue and was clearly the strongest on the group.  

It's pretty low of you to bash Venis like that...yes he wasn't the strongest, but it takes a lot of courage to stand in front of a crowd of 200 people, including GOP state leaders, and campaign. He did stammer a bit, but hats off to the man for running and speaking his mind.  INfact hats off to all 5 of the candidates. They all did a great job.