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Five Reasons To Dump DRPA Chief John Matheussen: An Open Letter To Governor Chris Christie Governor Christie: Political courage. That is the description you have earned as Governor. And for good reason. You have successfully confronted the most powerful special interests in the state, sending a message that there are no sacred cows. In doing so, to the pleasant surprise of millions, the entrenched “business as usual” crowd is finally on the run. In that regard, I want to discuss what is perhaps the most patronage-laden and inefficient entity in the state --- the Delaware River Port Authority. As you...

<p>Every time there's an election in New Jersey these days, the Republican Party finds itself caught in the middle of a loud and very public battle between the pro-lifers and the pro-choicers. The result is pro-Democrat.</p> <p>Is there any chance of this ending soon? I doubt it. The problem here is that many people mistakenly assume that the pro-life movement is a natural outgrowth of conservative philosophy and that it therefore belongs in the Republican Party.</p>

Poll: NJ GOP Hopefuls Almost Unknown TRENTON, N.J.- Less than two weeks before the primary, most New Jersey voters are unfamiliar with the Republican candidates vying to unseat incumbent Democrat Sen. Robert Torricelli. A poll released Wednesday found that none of the candidates had more than 50 percent name recognition. Diane Allen, Douglas Forrester and John Matheussen are competing in the June 4 primary for the chance to run in the November general election against Torricelli, whose first term has been shadowed by a federal probe into illegal contributions to his 1996 campaign. The Fairleigh Dickinson-Public Mind poll found that...

Matheussen's Message and Proven Record of Accomplishment Much More Important than Money Values and Experience that Money Can’t Buy Endorsed by the Political Action Committee of the NJ Right to Life organization. Please Pass this on, thank you. As a State Senator he was endorsed by the NRA. Senator John Matheussen continues to demonstrate that he is the only candidate with the proven record of accomplishment needed to defeat the incumbent. This campaign, from the start, has been about issues. One of the things I always point out is that it is not enough to merely run against Bob Torricelli’s...

Forrester Files FEC Report, Shows Strong Cash-on-Hand Position Republican Senate candidate has more than $2 million in the bank (HAMILTON, APRIL 15) - Forrester for Senate campaign manager Bill Pascoe today released the Forrester campaign's first quarter FEC report and issued the following statement: "Today we filed our first quarter report with the Federal Election Commission, covering the three months between January 1 and March 31, 2002. The report shows that the campaign has banked $3,135,000 and spent $940,000, which leaves us with $2,197,000 cash on hand. And yes, there's more where that came from. "The Republican nominee has to...

It strikes me as odd that there isn't a continuing string of discussion re: the GOP nomination contest to choose the Party's standard-bearer for the fall campaign against Bob Torricelli. So, as a service to NJ Freepers -- and those who pay attention to NJ politics -- I offer the following analysis of the state of play in the nomination contest as it currently stands, and would love to read comments: 1) Essex County Executive Jim Treffinger is the current front-runner (just ask him), by virtue of the fact that he's already run once before for the U.S. Senate AND...