Star-Ledger out of gubernatorial debate after endorsing Daggett
By Wally EdgeThe Star-Ledger will not participate in Friday's gubernatorial debate after violating a state regulation that prohibits debate sponsors from endorsing candidates before the completion of the debate. The newspaper endorsed independent Christopher Daggett on Sunday.
"There were conversations yesterday with ELEC regarding the Star-Ledger endorsement," said Patrick DeDeo, the Director of External Relations for William Paterson University, one of the debate sponsors and the host. "As such, the Star-Ledger is no longer a partner in the debate and their reporter, Tom Moran, will not participate on the panel."
The other partners in the debate, William Paterson University, The Record, the Herald News, WOR-TV, WTXF-TV, and Fox News, are discussing possible replacements for Moran.
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), in their published regulations on gubernatorial debate sponsorship (N.J.A.C. 19:25-15.50) states that "to be eligible for selection by the Commission to sponsor one or both of the gubernatorial general election debates, an organization... must not have endorsed any candidate in the pending general election for the office of Governor and must agree not to make any such endorsement until the completion of any debate sponsored by the organization."
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Why should it matter?
No one is on the edge of their seat to hear what Newspaper is going to endorse. 99% are predictable to be the Demorat, except when the Democrat is already out of it.
impressed by the S-L.....refreshing to see they can think..
Usually I use the S-L editorial pages to line the cat's litter box (with the exception of Paul Mulshine's column), but I many start reading it again.
I am a lifelong Republican, but Chris Christie is a lifelong politician and will be of no use as Governor.
Let's be honest Daggett is the only NJ politician who has come up with an original idea in the past 20 years (including Brendan Byrne's idea to introduce an income tax).
Democrats are beholden to the government employees, while NJ Republicans are beholden to whomever does not endorse the Democrats. Indpendents are our only hope.
GO DAGGETT GO!