Among the independents, who he needs, the pro-choice issue is an important one. What you're seeing with Forrester is trying to expand his base in the middle.

If you don't think about anything else in this campaign, these are the big questions: What's the right balance and how do we pay for it?

On balance, I think that he's bringing in new blood, but he's also recognizing that he needs experienced people.

It's sort of like looking at your own salary, and saying, well, I only have about three-quarters of that in hand. What am I not going to do?

It's exactly what we want the ethics rules to prevent.

You need to implement pay-to-play reform at the county level, because counties are the places where an awful lot of business actually gets done.

Banks want to stay clear of risky investments, like those that could be tied up in court. They also are sensitive to the public they serve and don't want their parking lots ringed with pickets.

Any candidate has to deal with the fact that from the beginning New Jersey was a state of communities.

At this point, those numbers look good. It looks like New Jersey.

Even though people don't pin the 'R' or 'D' on their sleeve, they pretty much vote one way or the other, and the campaigns know that.