NRO Article On Governor’s Race
I came across an interesting article by Jim Geraghty of National Review. Thought I’d pass it along as it is pretty on target and also has some interesting quotes from Lonegan insiders about the primary.
Here’s a tease:
From the perspective of Steve Lonegan supporters, New Jersey voters just offered a clear verdict that will doom their state to another miserable four years of Gov. Jon Corzine. They rejected a full-spectrum conservative for a lightweight political neophyte, a wannabe white knight with mud on his boots, who will be hoist with his own petard and painted as a laughable hypocrite.
From the perspective of Chris Christie supporters, Republican voters offered a clear verdict: They rejected a fire-breathing ideologue who would repel independents as few other statewide candidates ever had before, and nominated a tough guy who has the street cred to clean up Trenton and who is already well ahead of a strikingly unpopular incumbent.
Over the next five months, we will see who is right.
