The Asbury Park Press says New Jersey should keep its Clean Elections [1]pilot program and expand it for the next cycle. Citing polling that shows voters in Clean Elections districts felt campaigns this year were more issue-focused, and the high rate of participation in the districts the paper sees a long-term place for Clean Elections in state elections, with a small caveat on the subject of cost.

They suggest lowering the amount of money Clean Elections candidates receive; while the assertion that candidates should make the most of their resources is certainly valid, a drastic cut in resources available to publicly financed candidates might scare off interested candidates from participating.