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Vin Gopal: Obama has a good chance of winning Monmouth County

Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Vin Gopal thinks President Barack Obama will do better in Monmouth County than he did four years ago.

Speaking to a Star Ledger reporter in Charlotte during the Democratic National Convention, Gopal said:

“I think President Obama has a great shot to win Monmouth County this year,” said Gopal. “He came very close four years ago. The Republicans are hoping that people have amnesia and don’t remember the eight years under George W. Bush.”

Gopal knows where his votes are:

“We want to get our votes out for the President in Democratic constituencies like Long Branch, Neptune and Asbury Park to help make sure he gets four more years.”

In 2008, Obama lost Monmouth County to John McCain by only 12,000, due to an extraordinarily high Democratic turnout in Long Branch, Neptune and Asbury Park.  Obama’s coattails helped sweep Amy Mallet to victory over John Curley for freeholder, giving the Democratic Party control of the Freeholder Board for the first time in twenty years.

 

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Posted: September 6th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: 2012 Presidential Politics, Monmouth Democrats | Tags: , , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

4 Comments on “Vin Gopal: Obama has a good chance of winning Monmouth County”

  1. Corey said at 11:51 am on September 6th, 2012:

    If anyone thinks that the electoral turnout will be closer to 2008 than 2010 they are delusional. I respect Vin’s enthusiasm and what else is he going to say as head of the County party at the DNC?

  2. Bush said at 11:54 am on September 6th, 2012:

    So is their slogan “Forward”, or “many years Backward”? Can someone remind him that Bush hasn’t been on a ballot in Monmouth County since November 2004?

  3. Never Again! said at 2:57 pm on September 6th, 2012:

    Never again!

  4. John Jay said at 6:47 am on September 9th, 2012:

    Mr. Gopal is delusional.