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I think a few points need to be made here which may breathe a little optimism:

1. 57% of all Catholics (real and nominal combined) voted for Bush in 2004 in the state of NJ.

2. 2 New Bishops (Myers in Newark & Galante in Camden) were installed since the 2001 Gubernatorial. These guys both put pressure on McGreevy and have staunchly defended the faith.

3. The TLM is flourishing in NJ. Mater Ecclesize in the South boasts of a 400 family enrollment. The FSSP has a large parish in Patterson. Newark now has 2 diocesan TLMs. Add to that independent chapels. I really believe NJ is going to achieve a TLM critical mass (no pun intended) on people and the state will be reversing course in due time.

4. Bush came within 7 percentage points of winning. That's up from a 16 point loss the first time. And in 2001, 51% of Catholics voted for him.

So, I think Schundler or someone of his stature will stand a better chance and receive more Catholic votes for all of the reasons listed above.

I'm moving to NJ next year to join the growing TLM movement. Unfortutely, I won't be there in time to cast my vote for governor.

Bush lost NJ by 7 % points in the last election. We had a pro-abortion Catholic Governor McGreevey and Senate President Codey who is now Acting Governor, a Catholic Democrat Assembly Speaker and both houses in the legislature are democrat where they passed and are funding the stem cell institute with $150 million in cigarette settlement money and want to bond an additional $150 million. Both our US senators are liberals and the majority of our 13 congressional districts are represented by liberals.

The bishops are reticent on the stem cell and abortion issues in regard to "repudiating" the politicians. And the bishops refuse to name names one reason why the same pro-abortion Catholic Politicians keep on being reelected.

The FSSP has a large parish in Patterson.>>>

Do you mean Our Lady of Fatima in Pequannock?

I'm moving to NJ next year to join the growing TLM movement. Unfortutely, I won't be there in time to cast my vote for governor.

Forgive me, please, my brain is foggy from cold medicine. What is TLM? My church and school are from the Newark Diocese. What part of NJ do you plan on moving to?