Andrews says Lautenberg's hesitance to debate is disrespectful to voters

What is he afraid of? Is there an actual fear that hyper puppy Rob Andrews yapping at his heels is unnerving this titan of legislative magnitude? Dude, just DEBATE. Slap him down. If he can, old man.

What are the topics of the debate? If andrews says, "I will bring the troops home from Iraq." Why would anyone believe him? What would be the topics? andrews could say, "I would work with my fellow Democrats to bring the troops home." Why would anyone believe him? Certainly, his fellow Democrats would not believe him. Let's vote.

Andrews is taking this too far. This is getting out of control. A disservice to the voters is penning the iraq resolution, its being part of the southern machine, it's having your wife on the ballot as a placeholder for your seat, it's getting votes wrong time after time.

and i will say this till the end of this election, THIS SITE IS BIAS towards Andrews. Lautenberg does not have a DUTY to debate, Andrews has a DUTY to vote. And right after you note he missed a WEEK'S WORTH OF VOTES you make him seem like a hero for showing up to vote on a piece of legislation he worked on. I bet he showed up to for the iraqi resolution.

I am so tired of this site and it's obvious slant towards Andrews. Anyone that cant see this is blind. BLIND.

Pssssssssssssssss.

while i understand your point, my comments have been about this race. you, in your argument, expanded the scope of discussion to issues i'm not concerned with right now. neither hillary clinton nor barack obama, as of right now, represent any part of the state of new jersey and this is a new jersey political site. so unless there is a post about one of them, this state represents the scope of my opinion.

as for your comparison to presidential debates, i think they've proven how useless debates can be. all they do is argue over he said, she said issues, and hardly discuss any policy related items. (yes, they do, once in a blue moon, i said hardly, not never)

now, i will concede a point in the spirit of gamesmanship. i think one of the reasons they are doing this is that in Frank's position, he doesnt need to debate. my problem is with Andrews not letting it die. He has ONE MONTH to win this primary. if you back andrews, you should be more concerned with reaching out to voters and building name recognition. while debating would be the easiest way (and the cheapest) it's not going to happen. And the truth is, any incumbent would do the same thing. While, everyone here would like to see blood on the debate floor, it's not going to happen. As mad as it may get you, it's a political move. Do you think if Chris Christie was in this race he would debate Murray Sabrin? You would be out of your mind to think so. Frank is out there at campaign events and voting in washington, so to say he's not out there or that he is hiding is a misrepresentation of the truth.

with all that being said, i still think this site is bias towards andrews. not only does he get a lot of coverage which you've mentioned, but it's almost always positive. i pointed out in one of wally edge's posts that he was being unfair by criticizing Frank's campaign schedule, but not detailing what Andrews was doing and that there seemed to be a bias. That post was subsequently taken down. Just look and see for yourself. You're obviously allowed to disagree with me. It's not a shock i support Frank, so maybe I HAVE A BIAS. Then again, this is all just my opinion. I see it the way i see it.

if you want to talk about "spirit" or "being a man" i dont think Andrews was much of either when he waited till the last possible second to enter this race and when he did so, having his wife act as a placeholder for his old seat. he knew Frank was 84 earlier this campaign season, he knew there was a feeling of "change" in the air, so why wait? so no one else could get into the race.

i like how byrne, who was the spark that lit andrews candidacy, was campaigning with him the other day. because of byrne, andrews claimed, people called him to enter the race. how convenient it is that they are now allies. does no one else think so?

Point is, dont call Frank a coward or weak or scared, Andrews recent moves to smell of strength and courage, just political maneuvering. It therefore doesnt make sense for him to get mad at Frank for doing the same.

To "Mom in Law":

I am voting for Rob Andrews for U.S. Senate over Frank Lautenberg. In today's politics, Rob Andrews demonstrates an accountability to his constituents that seldom seen. I have been fortunate enough to meet Rob and know that he is a man of Character, intelligence, and compassion. In my humble opinion, there is no other choice for U.S. Senate!

Larry

Frankie is losing it as anyone of his inside supporters know all too well. The libs want him to hold the seat, while the moderates want and deserve change. Somebody wrote, "Senator Depends", how appropriate! Andrew's needs a new hair stylist to win and "Granny" needs to give it up to the more moderate. Obama wants change, for what? NJ needs change, a moderate senator...