Rep. Jim Saxton to retire

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If there's a Republican in NJ I support, it's Allen. Still, I am skeptical of her ability to distance herself from the national Republicans, especially given that Adler will be much better funded (so she may have to rely on the NRCC).

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(so she may have to rely on the NRCC).

In that case, she's screwed!

Diane Allen is in the GOP State Senate leadership, so she seldom has problems raising money.  She raised $600k for her failed primary run in 2002, so she's got a pretty good donor base set up already.

Well, certainly, but, as we've seen countless times, $600,000 is chump change. Adler will be spending at least $5 million on this race; can Allen really keep up with that (especially when the Republicans will also be defending Ferguson, who has more support from state conservatives)?

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This I've never understood: If Romney is slick enough to win the Primary Election, what makes you think he's going to be so easy and effortless to beat in the General Election?

To be fair, with the exception of Huckabee, Romney's not exactly facing the dream team of Republican primaries.