An awful lot of Republicans are Republicans just because they cannot stand the 'Rats. I think that the Republicans can make up a lot of ground in NJ if they portray the 'Rats as the party of losers and cheats. Not a very difficult task, given the current circumstances.In other words, tell the truth (or as the Rats call it, "play dirty").
I find that a lot of GOP voters are more anti-Democrat than anything. That's even true about me lately. The current GOP has many problems as far as a Reaganite like me is concerned , but to anyone who wants government to stay out of their lives as much as possible, the Democratic Party is completely useless. It's become a coalition of groups that want government to give them things they have not earned.
-Eric