No.

Pallone is safe. Adler definitely isn't safe.

At a Townhall Meeting this past summer, Pallone was asked if he supports Nancy Pelosi. His response was, "Not only do I support her, she's one of my favorite people in Washington."

That quote will come back to haunt Pallone like the ghost of Christmas past!

"We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work!"
- FDR's Treasure Secretary, Henry Morgenthau, in 1939, on 8 years of New Deal spending as an attempt to end the Great Depression.

"Furthermore, the turnout in 2010 will be the 2nd lowest turnout of any year in the 10-year census cycle, because the House of Representatives will be at the top of the ticket. The only other years with lower turnout are the 2 elections in the 10-year cycle that feature the NJ State Senate at the top of the ticket.

A very low turn-out, especially among minority voters, will mean that the voting electorate will be weighted heaviest toward tax-sensitive swing voters, precisely the voters in the 101.5 radio market that floods this district, and who provided Chris Christie with record margins in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, right in the heart of Pallone country."

Another way of putting it is that Republicans can only win elections if Democrats stay home.

So much for Democracy.

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"At a Townhall Meeting this past summer, Pallone was asked if he supports Nancy Pelosi. His response was, "Not only do I support her, she's one of my favorite people in Washington."

That quote will come back to haunt Pallone like the ghost of Christmas past!"

So what? Do you really think any voter inclined to vote for Pallone will change his mind because the latter says he likes Pelosi? Besides most voters don't even know who Pelosi is, or care about her one way or the other.

And even less know who John Boehner is, and the ones who do know don't care about him any more than they care about Pelosi. You're really naive if you think anyone will be enticed to vote for Pallone's opponent just because they're excited at the prospect of Boehner becoming Speaker.

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"Pallone is safe. Adler definitely isn't safe."

Adler's safe for now. Diane Allen is sick, Chris Connors says he probably won't run, and Jon Runyan is a mess. Even now it is being reported Runyan is in San Diego trying to finalize a contract so he can continue to play football, which doesn't sound like he's very serious about running for Congress.

Actually I hope Runyan does run because Adler will run over him like Michael Strahan.

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because the base is realizing after all that your hyperbole is not feeding them , staying away because being used is no fun when the curtain is pulled back they are not happy being used

because the base is realizing after all that your hyperbole is not feeding them , staying away because being used is no fun when the curtain is pulled back they are not happy being used

not at all, Pallone kills whoever runs againts him

could beat Pallone

If she chose to run against Pallone, I'd do everything I could to make sure she won. Adler is the most vulnerable and is sucking up to every constituent group he can in my county. He KNOWS he is vulnerable, so his butt-kissing is just going to get more obvious.

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Frank Pallone was a co-sponsor to that bill and the senior opposition to it overwhelmingly high.

Adler is a much better campaigner and candidate. Some ex-jock isn't going to beat him. The Pete Dawkins playbook hardly works unless you're Bill Bradley and played for the Knicks.

Pallone is in trouble and Kim Guadagno would be the person to beat him..Christie could then apppoint someone else LG.

She is the strongest candidate.

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You seem to dismiss $4million, a 20 year record and a liberal district. I understand Pallone and Christie might have some issues, but Pallone is safe. It is a ridiculous article.

I understand it's Jeff Michaels' job to sell this stuff, but I'm not buying.

As Jeff well knows, Pallone hasn't been tested since he defeated Joe Kyrillos back in 1992, in what was a new congressional district for him. NJ-6 today is decidedly more "Democratic" than the district Pallone narrowly won in 1988 and 1990.

The best bet for beating Pallone is to draw a more competitive map for the 2012 redistricting.

Finally, consider that Democrats have repeatedly trumpeted that "Chris Smith is vulnerable, this is the year we'll defeat him," and yet they have been unable to come up with a credible challenger since the early 1980s.

Point is: saying someone (Pallone, Smith) is "vulnerable" is one thing. Defeating them is something else entirely.

As for Kim Guadagno, I doubt she'll take on Pallone in her 1st year as LG. She's too smart for that. She will bide her time. If, in 2012, the district is more favorable, perhaps then she gets in that race.

I went to his town hall in Red Bank over the summer...the line snaked around the block, there was no parking, he had to have 3 sessions to accomodate everyone. Some, including myself waited 3 hours in line.

I for one, can't wait until Nov 2010 to vote him out.

But, go ahead keep underestimating the silent majority...

This guy goes to a town hall meeting with people screaming nonsense and trying to kill much needed health care reform, and he calls this a "silent majority". I believe there is a silent majority, but it is on the left not the right. These right wing dinosaurs pratically destroyed our country and now they scream and yell as if all of a sudden they have the answers. The last 30 years of Republican policies have put our country on the brink of destruction. Jeff Michaels should report on that. Pallone is safe and should be.