I used to live in Bergen County...know your frustrations. There are many Republicans in the Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff, Wayne, Ridgewood areas...it’s just not worth it at this late stage. If they were up 10-12 points in the polls I would say go there and go for the slam. But others on this thread are right.
The focus MUST go to states like VA,PA, OH, FLA, CO, NM, NV, IA, NH, MN,ME.
We stand a FIGHTING chance there. Jersey has Lautenberg up 10% in his polls and he is like 348 years old. They have been blue forever now since Reagan and it’s not going to happen in 2008 for the GOP in Jersey. NY is a story where the island of Manhattan is the only thing that keeps NY blue. But to discount 8 million people as not part of the state would be insane. They should just make Manhattan its own state and the rest of NY its own state and then Republicans would stand a chance.
I sure can agree with you about NY state, having lived here all my life. NY city has drained upstate of just about all of its money and resources. I’d love to see NYC became it’s own state and leave us alone. We’re actually pretty conservative or at least Republican in Central NY, except, of course for the college towns.