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Forrester: GOP's practical pick
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| Contributor | *crickets chirp* |
| Last Edited | *crickets chirp* Jun 09, 2005 02:30pm |
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| Category | Analysis |
| Media | Newspaper - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| News Date | Thursday, June 9, 2005 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "In the end, the pragmatic side of New Jersey Republicans won out in the nomination Tuesday of Douglas Forrester as their candidate for governor.
For all the sparring over issues and the cascade of TV ads, the decision by a large number of Republican voters came down to a single, cold calculation: Forrester had a better chance than Bret Schundler to defeat Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon S. Corzine in November.
The electability factor not only propelled Forrester to victory but helped the GOP dodge a campaign bullet, according to GOP officials, political operatives and independent analysts.
While Corzine remains a heavy favorite to become governor, they said, he is far from unbeatable in a race against the centrist Republican."
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