PRINCETON, NJ — The final USA Today/Gallup measure of Americans’ voting intentions for Congress shows Republicans continuing to hold a substantial lead over Democrats among likely voters, a lead large enough to suggest that regardless of turnout, the Republicans will win more than the 40 seats needed to give them the majority in the U.S. House.
The results are from Gallup’s Oct. 28-31 survey of 1,539 likely voters. It finds 52% to 55% of likely voters preferring the Republican candidate and 40% to 42% for the Democratic candidate on the national generic ballot — depending on turnout assumptions. Gallup’s analysis of several indicators of voter turnout from the weekend poll suggests turnout will be slightly higher than in recent years, at 45%. This would give the Republicans a 55% to 40% lead on the generic ballot, with 5% undecided.
The Asbury Park Press has yet to report on this poll sponsored by their parent company’s flagship paper.
The lead story on APP.com? Baby elephant attacked by crocodile.
The attack did not happen in Monmouth or Ocean County.
Photo credit: Johan Opperman/Solent News
In another encouraging sign for Republicans, the baby elephant was saved by its herd who scared off the croc by trumpeting and stamping around like Tea Partiers.
Posted: November 1st, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Asbury Park Press, Neptune Nudniks | Tags: USA Today/Gallup Poll | Comments Off on USA Today/Gallup Poll: Republicans Lead Dems By 15%
If turnout at pre-election rallies are an indicator of voter turnout, Anna Little will be the Congresswoman from the 6th district of New Jersey during the 112th Congress.
Last night at the Shore Casino in Atlantic Highlands some 300 Republicans, Tea Partiers and Independents rallied with Little, the Monmouth County ticket of Sheriff Shaun Golden, Freeholder candidates Rob Clifton and Tom Arnone and the Atlantic Highlands Council ticket of Lou Fligorand Jake Hoffman. Across the hall, 30 people (a generous estimate) mingled with Frank Palloneand the Monmouth County and Atlantic Highlands Democratric candidates.
300 are expected again tonight for the GOP team at Bachstadt’s in Middletown with Governor Christie. If the Monmouth Democrats are rallying tonight they won’t have a headliner. Presidents Obama and Clinton are elsewhere. Corzine wasn’t invited.
Turnout will be the key to victory. All signs point to a broken glass turnout for Republicans, i.e. Republican voters will crawl through broken glass to vote. There are no signs of Democratic voters being so motivated.
I’ve been worried about Plainfield where Democrats outnumber Republicans 12-1. Plainfield has been part of the district since the last census in 2000. Pallone has ignored it until very recently. There is no passion for Pallone in Plainfield.
Reading the popular blog Plainfield Today, I learned that the Democrats are divided there after a contentious primary where the “New Democrats” defeated the establishment lead by Assemblyman Jerry Green for the local offices. There is no competitive local race to boost turnout in Plainfield. That race was won in June and the anti-establishment sentiment prevailed. While there is reason to be cautiously optimistic about Plainfield, I still praying for a snow storm there and only there.
In Middlesex County, the Republicans are running their best campaign in memory. They have a legitimate shot of cracking the Democratic stronghold in that county which will boost both Little and NJ-12 candidate Scott Sipprelle.
Murray Sabrin says that if Little wins the GOP will pick up 100 seats in the House. I hope that happens. However, and I could be wrong, but from where I sit Little shocks everybody and defeats Frank Pallone by a larger margin than Scott Sipprelle defeats Rush Holt and by a larger margin than Jon Runyan defeats John Adler. There is no passion for Pallone. There is plenty of passion against Pallone. There is even more passion for Little.
Little’s MONEY BOMB that we started on Friday night has raised over $9000 as of this morning. Let’s double, or better, today. Donate here.
More importantly, turn out the vote. Talk to your friends, families and co-workers. Make it happen.
Posted: November 1st, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Anna Little, Chris Christie, Scott Sipprelle | Tags: Anna Little, Chris Chrisite, Frank Pallone, Jon Runyan, Murray Sabirn, Scott Sipprelle | 5 Comments »
Governor Christie will be rallying Anna Little, Sheriff Shaun Golden, Freeholder Rob Clifton, Mayor Tom Arnone, Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger and Kevin Settembrino and hundreds of their supporters at Bachstadt’s Tavern, 8 Bray Ave, Middletown.
The event starts at 7PM.
In Middlesex County, Governor Christie Stops at the Middlesex County Victory Office with Scott Sipprelle and the Middlesex County Republican Ticket
Start Time: 6:30PM
Location: Middlesex County Victory Headquarters
4095 Route 1 South
Located in the South Brunswick Square Mall
Monmouth Junction, NJ
Posted: November 1st, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Anna Little, Chris Christie, Gerry Scharfenberger, Rob Clifton, Scott Sipprelle | Tags: Anna Little, Chris Christie, Gerry Scharfenberger, Kevin Settembrino, Rob Clifton, Shaun Golden, Tom Arnone | Comments Off on Rally With The Governor Tonight
By Ernesto Cullari
The American dream has never been more distant. The divide between being creative, entrepreneurial and reaping a reward for your hard work has never been greater. It feels like times have quickly changed for the worse. One thing is clear, job losses are rampant and our economic forecast is about to get cloudier in the new year when the Bush tax cuts (that we have all benefited from) expire. The Democrat agenda of big government, big spending and punitive taxation is a historical failure and nearly all of us know someone who has been hurt by it. It’s time to stop blaming Bush. It’s time to hold our current legislators accountable for their defect spending votes, which have driven our economy off a cliff and into an abyss of mass unemployment and pervasive financial despair.
The largest tax increase in American history is on its way. The people responsible for it are still in power. The agenda of Rush Holt, Frank Pallone and Nancy Pelosi is too burdensome, it’s too costly and common sense tells you that it’s time to get rid of them and try something old, before it’s too late.
That’s right I said old. It’s time once again for commonsensical small government conservatism. Ronald Reagan once said, “We’ve tried spending our way to prosperity for more than four decades and it hasn’t worked. . .. Twice in this century, in the 1920’s and in the early 60’s we cut taxes substantially and the stimulant to the economy was substantial and immediate.” Reagan was right. He cut taxes substantially and up until recently we have been enjoying the prosperity that has flowed from his wise choice. That choice is yours once again.
In local elections do you always vote Democrat? Look around you. This election isn’t about political loyalties. This is about survival. 76% of you know someone who is looking for a job, according to Rasmussen Reports. Maybe you are out of work yourself or you had to take a job that you thought you’d never have to take again, just to make ends meet. You feel you’ve paid your dues and yet the poor political decisions made by an elite few have you starting at the bottom again. Democrats like Rush Holt and Frank Pallone have had total power over the federal government and yet they have been a complete failure.
Your vote for Anna Little or Scott Sipprelle is a vote against this political establishment. It is a vote against cronyism and special interest groups. It is a vote for small commonsensical government. In a conservative government maintaining individual liberty is of special interest.
17% percent of people in our community are under-employed. 1 in 10 among us are unemployed, despite an intrusive federal government. This election is about betrayal. Our representatives in Congress have betrayed us with their big government idealism that has favored: Wall Street bailouts, a trillion dollar stimulus bill, a trillion dollar overthrow of private healthcare, a trillion dollar omnibus bill, the complete nationalization of the student loan industry, federal funding for abortions. In total since Nancy Pelosi, Frank Pallone and Rush Holt have betrayed us to the tune of 5 trillion dollars since they took control of Congress.
So as you can see this isn’t just another election. This isn’t simply about Democrat or Republican. This is about common sense. Will you put back in office the very fools that have driven us to financial ruin or will you look back to better days, the days of small government Reagan Conservatism? Common sense tells me that Anna Little and Scott Sipprelle will be our next representatives in Congress.
Posted: November 1st, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Anna Little, Frank Pallone, Rush Holt, Scott Sipprelle | Tags: Anna Little, Ernesto Cullari, Frank Pallone, Rush Holt, Scott Sipprelle | Comments Off on A Common Sense Election
Submitted by “Comrade Pallone”
I kid you not! Communist Party USA. Follow the link. Not that this should be news that he is ‘Progressive’ as in ‘progress to communism.’
When the Communist Party says @FrankPallone is a good example we have a problem in #NJ6 http://bit.ly/b8Mzfx Vote @Little4Congress #tcot
http://www.cpusa.org/carrying-the-peoples-election-victories-forward/Solution:
Liberal blog site Daily Kos commenter lauds Pallone being ‘a good progressive’ with ‘a good progressive voting record.’
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/25/11384/483
Pallone has been a good progressive with a good voting record. Little sure sounds like trouble.
And, indeed, Pallone is a Progressive Caucus Member.
Pallone famously said: “I’m going to run on my record”
http://www.politickernj.com/max/39690/pallone-launches-his-campaign-appeal-grassroots-progressive-organizing
How’s THAT going, Frank?
Posted: October 31st, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Frank Pallone | Tags: Frank Pallone, US Communist Party | 1 Comment »
The Neptune Nudniks are promoting an anti-Anna Little video in their Sunday edition, with a link on their website, that refers to Little with a sexual slur. The five minute video has so many copyright violations that YouTube wouldn’t host it. You would think Hollis Towns, the head nudnik, would know better. Apparently not.
I’d embed the video if not for the blatant copyright violations. Like Frank Pallone’s negative ads, I think this video would win Little more votes that it would cost her.
The video was made by Hazlet resident Yetta Weissen who says she’s a film maker. A real film maker would not steal other artists property with impunity as Weissen does with this vulgar and amateurish production. She told the Nudniks that she has been too busy with her day job and her film making to be engaged in the NJ-6 campaign. She made the video, she says, as a reaction to a friend saying, “I don’t know, I’m just going to vote Republican.”
Weissen’s day job was with Focus World International, a Holmdel based marketing research firm in 2008 when she donated $276 to the Obama campaign.
As an proof of how lame and irrelevant the Nudniks have become, as of 1:20 this afternoon only 53 people have viewed the video today, including me.
If you must view the video, I’ve given you enough information to find it yourself.
Posted: October 31st, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Anna Little, Asbury Park Press, Neptune Nudniks | Tags: Anna Little, Asbury Park Press, Neptune Nudniks, Yetta Weissen | 11 Comments »
The Associated Press has a story this morning that has been picked up my several New Jersey news outlets about NJ Assembly Bill #A2561. The bill would prohibit most employers from requiring credit checks as part of the evaluation process of potential employees. The bill passed the Assembly Labor Committee on October 14. It has yet to be scheduled for a vote by the full Assembly. Similar legislation failed to pass the Senate Labor Committee on May 27th.
Advocates of the bill say that allowing employers to run credit checks on potential employees prevents people whose credit histories has been hurt by periods of unemployment from getting back on their feet. They are wrong about that. The effect of this bill, which would impose fines on violators of $5,000 for a first offense and $10,000 for each subsequent offense, will be to make hiring decisions more difficult, should it become law.
Senator Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) , a strong supporter of the Senate bill, said it “would help if we had legislators who were unemployed. We’d be a little more sympathetic to this kind of requirement.” What would be really helpful is if we had more legislators who owned businesses that employ people.
Posted: October 31st, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: NJ State Legislature | Tags: A2561, No credit check for employment bill | 4 Comments »
Jane Frotten, Anna Little’s campaign Treasurer, just called to report that the campaign has received $4,731 via the website since we declared a MONEY BOMB last night.
Let’s keep it going! Every donation helps keep Anna on TV and radio through Tuesday. All of the polls indicate that the more people know Anna the more support she picks up.
Donate here. Donate again if you can, financially and legally. $2400 per person is the maximum donation allowed by law.
Email this post to your friends and family and ask them to donate. Click here and the post will open as its own page. Copy the url from your browser and copy it in your email. Put this link on your facebook and twitter pages.
Frank Pallone is not looking out for you! He’s looking out for himself!
Send him packing by donating here.
Posted: October 30th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Anna Little, Frank Pallone | Tags: Anna Little, Frank Pallone, Money Bomb | Comments Off on Anna’s Money Bomb Update
Media Buzz Helps Little in Final Days Of Campaign
By Art Gallagher
Patrick Murray, director Monmouth University Polling Institute told the Wall Street Journal that Anna Little’s election to Congress from New Jersey’s 6th district “could well happen” in a piece published online today.
In New Jersey, 11-term Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone has seen his lead over the Republican tea-party favorite Anna Little narrow rapidly as undecided independents have broken in Ms. Little’s favor.
“If Little wins, it will represent a complete annihilation of the Democrats in this race, and it could well happen,” says Patrick Murray, who directs the state’s Monmouth University Polling Institute. Across the state, he said, “independents are going for Republicans more than I’ve ever seen before.”
Murray produced two widely quoted polls on the NJ-6 race earlier this month. The first had Frank Pallone leading Little by 12%, the second by 7%.
As the campaign moves into its final days, the Little’s grassroots fueled campaign is has caught the media’s attention. WNBC and MSNBC covered the race this week. Peggy Noonan featured Little in her widely read WSJ column earlier this week. Noonan’s weekly WSJ column is usually reprinted in the NY Post on Sunday. News12 hosted a debate, a “conversation” they called it, between the candidates last evening which will be rebroadcast tonight and tomorrow night at 8.
Notable exceptions to the media coverage of the NJ-6 race are the New Jersey daily newspapers and their websites. CNN’s website is relying on this blog, Poltickernj and Blue Jersey for its local election news in both the 6th and the 12th districts due to the dearth of coverage from APP.com, MyCentralJersey.com and NJ.com.
Posted: October 30th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Anna Little, Frank Pallone | Tags: Anna Little, Frank Pallone, NJ-6 | Comments Off on Patrick Murray on a Little victory over Pallone: “it could well happen”
