NJ-SEN 2024: Draggin' The Line (3/24: Murphy OUT)

[smoltchanov]

Clifford Case (if he would be alive and well)))

[smoltchanov]

IMHO - Bell's campaign was motivated by Reagan's nearly successfull challenge to Ford 2 years earlier. In addition - Case was not young and not in good health. But he, Javits, Brooke in Massachusetts and their like had one virtue - they could win even in rather "hostile" states and environment (Bell - couldn't, and Republicans never won a Senate seat in New Jersey since then, and in NY D'Amato  (who, accidentally, would be listed among most moderate Republican senators now) won general only because of split between Democratic (Holtzman) and Liberal (Javits) votes).

I always said that it's 101% axiom for me: "candidates must fit their districts and states". If, say, Louisiana is generally conservative and, especially - VERY socially conservative - run JBE (and may be - more conservative, like Blanco in the past) Democrat, not Gary Chambers!!!!! If New Jersey is moderate-to-liberal - Republicans must run if not Case, then - someone remotely similar. At least - Chris Brown's level (if nothing like Case is available now). And so on... JBE and Phil Scott prove that it's possible to win a "hostile" states with RIGHT candidate. But it's impossible to FORCE voters to vote for a candidate who, in their opinion, is "not one of them".....

[smoltchanov]

Nj IS SAFE D EVEN IN 2004 WE WON NJ BY 6

Clifford Case would win NJ easily. Alas - Republicans doesn't have Clifford Cases anymore)))))