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“I think to a lot of voters, this kind of thing just reinforces their cynicism. Doug Forrester has campaigned, and is campaigning, in a way to say that 'I'm not like other politicians and I don't do the things they do.' So it cancels out his message.”
Ingrid Reed
“Even though people don't pin the 'R' or 'D' on their sleeve, they pretty much vote one way or the other, and the campaigns know that.”
“Any candidate has to deal with the fact that from the beginning New Jersey was a state of communities.”
“You need to implement pay-to-play reform at the county level, because counties are the places where an awful lot of business actually gets done.”
“If you don't think about anything else in this campaign, these are the big questions: What's the right balance and how do we pay for it?”
“I think he knows that he needs every vote he can get. To some extent, by courting these groups, he's saying, 'I'm an independent-minded person.”
“Among the independents, who he needs, the pro-choice issue is an important one. What you're seeing with Forrester is trying to expand his base in the middle.”
“On balance, I think that he's bringing in new blood, but he's also recognizing that he needs experienced people.”
“At this point, those numbers look good. It looks like New Jersey.”
“I was struck by the simplicity of it.”
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