Estabrook has impressed me with this list. Clearly the front runner with the most establishment support.

"I have come to the realization that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians."

Each person who has endorsed Estabrook should release a statement why they are supporting her. I simply cannot fathom why she has the level of support that this post indicates and I would like to know why her supporters believe she should be the nominee considering the fact that Estabrook has been less than forthcoming with her positions on the major issues.

Estabrook's list is pretty impressive. Wondering who Frelinghuysen, Saxton, Lobiondo, Chris Smith, Schundler and Forrester are supporting.

I guess this really shows the leftist leanings of PoliticsNJ. Her committee is filled with liberal second tier Republicans in New Jersey. WHere is the big name? Compare that to as a bunch of strong Republicans on Doherty's committee: Garrett and Lonegan, then add the leader of the Senate Republicans (not saying he is strong, but has the leadership position and has been a solid guardian for the taxpayer in any event).

Estabrook may have quantity, but Doherty has quality. She has the money bag Rockefeller Republicans whereas Doherty has the principled leaders who are more concerned with results and solutions than dollar bills.

She may have the early advantage on gaining liberal support, but not Republican support.

not words you often hear together...Scott Garrett and pure unadulterated evil...that's more like it...he gives vampires the chills.

and Lonegan?  he couldn't win a race for dog catcher outside of Bogota...

When are NJ Republicans going to get it? Stop putting up lackluster, boring, plastic, out-of-tune candidates! Here's a thought: how about actually rallying behind and investing in fresh, young, promising, talented candidates who actually relate to and have appeal among everyday NJ people. Believe it or not, there are possible NJ Republican candidates out there who's credentials are not primarliy defined by their millions or their family tree. Baroni, Christie, and Doherty come to mind as potential alternatives to the status quo. Give voters someone to actually get excited about and maybe, just maybe, there's a chance of electing a Repubilican state-wide in NJ. One of the reasons (and not the only) Menendez (like him or not) won the Fall 2006 Senate race was because the blue collar son of immigrants was able to better connect with and relate to NJ's people. Perhaps its a factor to consider, before the powers that be propel the next statewide GOP candidate to the forefront.

ebmd, your comment is reflective of a liberal policy position; all unsubstantiated vitriolic rhetoric. You need some substance to support your anger. .... or is it just that you get angry any time there is a politician who stands for something other than free hand outs and socialist redistribution resulting in greater governmental power and control over everyone's life?

Wow! How bad has it gotten? We have Doherty, who has no chance and Estabrook, who no one knows and loves to donate to democrats. Oglesby's endorsement in Gloucester is actually a negative in that county. The endorsement of weak chairs in Monmouth and Camden are really not that impressive. Uncle Lew jumped on McCain, and we see whre that's going. These candidates generate zero excitement and insures a Lautenberg win in 2008. The GOP should diligently look for another candidate that has the personal appeal and drive to win.

You're absolutely right. For a state that tends to have very high-incomes, we tend to have a very populist outlook. For the GOP to win, it needs to win majorities among "white ethnics" and increase its strength among middle-class blacks and Latinos. While Kean was able to win "Reagan Democrat" towns like Saddle Brook and Carlstadt (even as they voted for Dennis McNerney over the detestable Tood Caliguire), we need to extend these wins to places like Belleville, Kearny, Bloomfield, Clifton, as well as a whole host of municipalities in Canmden, Gloucester and Middlesex County that have similar demographics but voted for Menendez in 2006. Strong competition would also force the Democrats to moderate themselves so we could have a good, honest debate.

Except for Ferguson who is apparently a family friend, she's backed by the usual suspects who have run the party into the ground in New Jersey. Unlike Christie Whitman, she is a successful busness women, so I'll withhold final judgment until we hear more of her - but the early indications are not good based on the endorsements.

As for the comment on this thread calling Garrett, evil - that is a perfect example of liberal "tolerance" of anybody who disagrees with them.  And we wonder why the level of political discourse has reached such a low today.

* yawn *

are condemned to repeat it.

Those who fail to learn from repeating history are destined to serve in NJGOP leadership.

"Knowledge is good".  Emil Faber

I am not angry nor am I vitriolic about it. And yes, I do believe that sometimes it is worth it to give what you call "hand outs" or what I call an investment in helping someone make their life better. Unlike you I don't berate or belittle someone for being poor and disadvantaged, I think we should try to help them out, all in all it might improve society as a whole. Conservatives on the other hand would like to pretend poor people don't exist, and just build bigger prisons and get better security systems so they can "protect themselves" and wash their hands of the whole deal.