TORCH, GOP FOE IN DEAD HEAT: POLL
I believe there has since been polls published that put Forrester firmly in front.
Torch is in a major battle. I’d say it’s a coin toss at this point.
The national GOP better start kicking in some major funds for the big push.
I just returned home from a fund raiser for Doug Forrester at Robert Ray's house (the Clinton special prosecutor) in Rumson, NJ. A young precinct captain and I arrived early and got to talk with Bob Ray for 10 minutes before anyone else arrived. Bob Ray could not have been more gracious. He is renovating an 1890's home to better than its original condition. Very nice. I'm glad Mrs. Palm didn't see it. It would have given her too many ideas.
Others began to arrive and we stayed off to the side. This was not our show. Joe Kyrillos, Joe Azzolino, John Bennett, among others were present. Staying in one spot payed off as everyone else rotated by. We got to speak directly with Doug Forrester for almost ten minutes. Doug is a WYSIWYG candidate. What You See Is What You Get. He was open, accessable, and told us what he thought in no uncertain terms. He answered our questions openly and directly. We would NOT have gotten the same treatment from Torricelli as Dems.
When it came time for him to speak, we happened to be standing behind him next to Bob Ray and Mrs. Forrester. (There wasn't time to get out of the way or we would have.) Doug's speach was direct and powerful. He will make an outstanding Senator.
One thing he did say was telling. While he has a 12% lead in the polls, he has a 30+% lead among those who have heard of the Senate Ethics Committee report. Also, 41% of NJ residents polled haven't heard of the report.
If you want to do ONE thing to help Doug, get a copy of the report from the Forrester website and show it to as many people as possible.
It's time to put out the Torch!
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Jamais reculez á tyrannie un pouce!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! Never give an inch to tyranny!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)