Courier-Post endorses Adler

To review, Adler has won nearly all the institutional endorsements (Teamsters, Firefighters, Police, Outdoor Alliance, NJ Environmental Federation, and many more) in his congressional run, has raised the most money out of any open seat challenger in the country, has received $1.7 million in ad buys from the DCCC, and now has won the endorsement of the largest paper in South Jersey, along with the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Press of Atlantic City. In a contest where there are a lot of undecided voters, these endorsements do indeed count, especially from an editorial board like the CP, which sometimes leans conservative (endorsed Glading and LoBiondo in NJ-01 and 02, for example).

I agree with the Press of Atlantic City endorsement when they write that Myers "has run a disturbingly combative and negative campaign, and too often merely parrots Republican talking points on foreign policy, trickle-down economics and other issues." As someone who was at the Cherry Hill Sunday night debate, I can vouch that negativity was virtually all that Myers had to offer, leading to him being booed on stage and the crowd asking him to "answer the questions" instead of merely attacking his opponent.

The Courier Post endorsement of Adler mentions his specificity on policies, such as health care, the environment, middle class economic relief, and more. They write, for example, about Adler's family business going under when his father passed away in his youth: "It's clear that experience has had an impact on Adler and that he will go to Washington fully motivated to make good health care available to more Americans."

Isn't it time that we sent one of New Jersey's best and brightest legislators, someone respected by both Democrat and Republican colleagues, to Washington? Adler's positive vision for our country's future and for the state is one of the things that differentiates him from Myers. He'll represent us well in Washington.