For New Jersey’s independent candidate for governor Chris Daggett, the one policy issue looming above all others during a public talk Oct. 7 at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School was the economy – and how to fix it.

Daggett was the only independent candidate to raise enough funds to participate in the gubernatorial debate last week against Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine and Republican candidate Chris Christie, he said.

“The two parties have demonstrated an inability to work together…it’s very discouraging, and part of my reason for running is that I’m so disappointed and disillusioned by both parties,” Daggett said. “And I honestly believe, whichever party is in Trenton, it won’t make any difference.”

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