Christie: “I don’t want to serve another day with a Democratic Legislature”
photo credit: Rhoda Chodosh. Click on photo for larger view. Sen Joe Kyrillos is NOT wearing mouse ears.
He’s finally saying it.
Yesterday afternoon at Bachstadt’s Tavern in North Middletown Governor Chris Christie urged the enthusiastic crowd of several hundred to “vote Republican from the top of the ballot to the bottom. I don’t want to serve another day with a Democratic legislature.”
“He finally said it,” I quipped to Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, JR who was present at the rally along with Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnik. “He’s been saying it everywhere,” Kean replied.
SaveJersey reports that Christie made a similar appeal in South Jersey’s 2nd legislative district.
“I need Frank Balles in Trenton,” Christie told supporters as he worked the enthusiastic crowd. This trip constituted his second and final announced foray into Southern New Jersey before Election Day. The Governor also had a few harsh words for Balles’s opponent, incumbent state Sen. Jim Whelan, whom Christie rebranded “Grandfather Whelan” and an “animal” simultaneously, implying that the veteran Democrat behaves different back in his district than he does in Trenton.
And PolitickerNJ reports that the Governor declared that the GOP can “turn this blue state red” in Bergen County on Friday.
“We’re driving home for the biggest margin we can get,” Christie said. “We want to take advantage of this once-in-a-generation opportunity to turn this blue state red.”
The GOP needs to win five seats in the Senate and nine seats in the Assembly in order to take control of both chambers.
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Look at all of those people lined up on stage with Gov. Christie…. getting ready to announce their run against Pallone.
“Too much ,too little,too late,”- this is a wasted opportunity he could have been much more upfront in.. Should have been more forceful and helpful, if , in fact, the main goal is/ was to get the state righted,with a GOP legislature.. Yearning for the days of Tom Kean, who knew how to build and keep a team, will not help this sad reality: this guy was too selfish and self- agendized, and with his popularity, may have been able to really help a blue state turn at least more purple, this year, this election, but went Hollywood and squandered it.. We will never know , since, after we drones all dutifully register, to maybe get into the big victory party, the next day the pres. camp. continues.. Oh, boy, buckle up…
Look at who is your choice?
Senator and former Red Bank Councilwoman Beck
Assemblywoman, former Freeholder and former Middletown Committeewoman Handlin
Assemblywoman Angelini
Assemblyman, former Freeholder Director and former Mayor of Matawan Clifton
Senator Kyrillos
Freeholder and former Red Bank Democratic Councilman Curley
Senator Thompson
Old Bridge Mayor Henry
Anyone on the Middletown Governing Body
Atlantic Highlands Mayor Rast
Highlands Mayor Nolan
Art, I think we need a poll.
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