Response by Rick Thigpen

"It is proving easier for the Nets to reach the NBA finals than it is for them and the Devils to move to Newark. If Governor McGreevey is to successfully put together a package to make this move possible, apparently he must also bridge the racial divide.

"Can the governor bring New Jerseyans together behind an arena proposal? The poll results suggest that this will be no small task."

Comment by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind Academic Associate, Rick Thigpen (J.D., Columbia University Law School). Rick is a former Executive Director of the New Jersey Democratic Party and now a partner in The Strategy Group.

Rick Thigpen, Esq. can be reached at (609) 394-0888