Hsing says he's a pinch hitter, not a spoiler

Linda Stender is a wasteful spender, so does Lance really have no chance?

Michael Hsing gives a refreshing point of view to this race in the 7th, which is a microcosm of the national race between Obama and McCain. While he will mostly likely not win, his gumption and gusto will give him some attention, and that will attract more independent voters.

And he seems to have a good sense of himself, and a good sense of humor. His analogy of being called a 'pinch hitter' rather than a 'spoiler' shows some guts. Certainly from the point of view of Florio and Lance he will play the roll of 'spoiler', as much as Florio may wish to downplay that.

But from the point of view of the public---and the public loves 'mavericks' who buck the system--he is an exciting addition to a very predictable situation between two leading candidates who could not be more different than each other, but not more alike than the stereotypical Rs and Ds who run in the 7th.

And who can not be impressed by Hsing having his son run the race! Instead of hiring some politico top gun, or having the president come in to raise money for him, he has some one whose values Hsing himself helped shape. And what a learning experience for the son.

Nope, Hsing is not a 'spoiler'. He is not spoiling anything here. He's making politics smell real good again with his breath of fresh air.

Are you guys forgetting that "Spender Stender" almost kicked Ferguson's butt? Ferguson won, because the people liked him, but does the whole district like Lance? Sen. Lance should be careful, it looks like a close one.

Voters in the 7th district as well as in the nation as a whole must take a step back and take a stand for what they believe in. Anybody who watched the New Jersey Channel 12 debate this past week should have been able to readily see that both Leonard Lance and Linda Stender are more typical politicians that don't have an ounce of change anywhere in them. When asked to address the simple question of whether they would raise taxes, neither candidate came even remotely close to answering the question. Both tiptoed around the topic and instead talked about energy independence and spending abroad, important topics of discussion, but utterly irrelevant to the question nonetheless. Yet typically most voters would vote for either one of these candidates, which is absurd seeing as voters claim that their issue of most concern is the economy. Even when neither candidate cannot answer a simple question that is essential to their validity as a candidate and essential to the future of the country's economy, voters typically still vote for them.

We can only hope that this year's NJ-7 congressional race will turn out differently. The only candidate that has been open to answering any and all questions about the issues and his plans for the future is the Independent candidate Bridgewater Councilman Michael Hsing. He openly discusses his plans for the economy, environment, war, healthcare, abortion and more. Furthermore, Hsing's camp has raised a substantial war chest that is currently above 150,000 dollars, and Hsing has garnered tremendous support among crowds of undecided and independent voters while also drawing great support from thousands of registered Republican and Democrat voters.

Polling showed that Michael Hsing was at 9% more than a month ago, even before he had begun any serious monetary campaigning. Estimates on Hsing's polls now run anywhere from 14%-18%. The recent Monmouth University poll is severely inaccurate with regards to Hsing's actual support level, as anybody that has actually read the poll would know. Hsing's name is only included in the poll twice in 12 questions, 6 of which deal directly with the NJ-7 race. Furthermore, neither the Monmouth poll, nor the Stender poll take into account the fact that Hsing will grab 4-5% of total votes just because of tremendous asian-american support in the district.

Additionally, it is quite becoming that any of the users who have criticized Hsing on this site, such as backwardsjersey, and sloburn, have come up with nothing better than, "Hsing is being paid off by Stender/allies to try and steal votes form Lance" and calling him "a sore loser". The reason Congress is such a mess right now is that many voters either know nothing about the issues or have become miniature politicians and talk only about political maneuverings instead of ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES.

Make an intelligent choice in November and decide whether or not you want to hand another congressional seat over to another run of the mill politician. Think about it.