[Theodore R.]

Lautenberg won't debate unless he decides it is in his interest to do so. That's why Nixon wouldn't debate HHH -- it wasn't in his interest to do so. Lautenberg knows that the NJ "democracy" will support him simply because he is the Democrat nominee now. People in NJ never saw anything irregular about the change in nominees. They reasoned that it must be proper because the NJ Supreme Court authorized the chang in candidates to protect the "two-party system," a phenomenon not mentioned in the Constitution. People in NJ have been voting Democrat for senator without interruption since 1978. I don't think they will change their minds this year.

[weegee]

It's "funny" that the Supremos didn't consider the Green party to be a second party.

I wonder if in the next Senate campaign, if the Green party candidate bails after the filing deadline, if they would intervene so that the Greens could put a different name on the ballot. That which they won't consider for the least of political parties should not be accepted for "the big two".

[Iron Eagle]

I agree with your analysis. Forrester has a tough road to hoe and I expect he will lose by double digits. (I have lost an election in New Jersey as a Republican, so I certainly know what direction my former state is headed).

That's all the more reason for Forrester to break out the aggressive, no holds bar approach. It is his only chance. I will say this, New Jeresy's major papers have assailed the N.J Supreme Court for its ruling, and that is saying alot from papers like the Asbury Park Press. So, an aggressive move by Forrester to keep the issue in play with a legitimate request to sign a pledge might garner some support. With 17 days to go, now's the time to light the fires and kick the tires.