This past weekend saw a proud spectacle of American democracy in action throughout the towns of CD-12. Americans of every race, creed, and age group walked door-to-door, handed out literature on sidewalks, made phone calls, and waved signs…all motivated by a sincere and patriotic desire to get America moving again. I am proud to be representing this extraordinary collection of volunteers, most of whom have never worked on a political campaign before. Thank you all, and a special thanks to our amazing group of municipal captains!
Mark Your Calendar for the Great Debates
Thursday October 14:
11:45am (doors open at 11:15am) at Yvonne Theatre of Rider University. This debate has been moved to a larger venue. Ben Dworkin will moderate.
Monday October 18:
7:30pm (doors open at 6:30pm) at Young Israel of East Brunswick, 193 Dunham’s Corner Road. Eric Scott of 101.5 will moderate.
We will have a limited number of passes to allocate to both events. Otherwise, these are first-come, first served, open to the public events with no tickets. Please contact our Princeton headquarters if you would like to attend either event.
No signs, literature, or campaigning inside either venue.
T-shirts, pins, or stickers, are fine.
Phone Banks
Team Sipprelle now has phone banking operations in three counties! This means you can meet our ten hour individual goal (or however much you can do) at a location convenient to you, seven days a week from now until Election Day:
South Brunswick Square Mall: 4095 Route 1 South
Monmouth Republican HQ: 16 West Main Street, Freehold
Sipprelle HQ: 220 Alexander Street, Princeton
Countdown
Please do not wake up on November 3, kicking yourself for not having delivered your best effort to ensure our electoral success. Be part of history! There are less than 30 days remaining.
I Reject Mr. Holt’s Politics of (add) Negative Attack
Some of you might have read the Trenton Times Op-Ed piece this week, a twisted attack ad filled with distorted fabrications. Below is a link to an article which tells the true story of what I stand for: a roadmap for restoring American prosperity and excellence.
Ok, the Tea Party proved it can win Republican primaries and this is a good thing. Now they are tasked, through the candidates they support, with winning the general election and they aren’t doing such a great job. Or, at least, in Delaware they are not.
Christine O’Donnell, who has been put through the MSM PR meat-grinder, just released her first major commercial and it strikes all the wrong notes. We have been served up a second grader’s rendition of “Chopsticks” when what was needed was Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto.
Here is a list of important communication concepts that candidates need to keep in mind. Consider them Political Communications 101:
1. Never repeat a charge again you.
Example: If your opponents are calling you a Witch… don’t say “I’m not a witch.”
2. Always keep the message on what you want to be talking about.
Example: “Coons welcomes tax increases. I just disagree with him.”
3. Always keep it personal
Example: “Coons welcomes tax increases. I just disagree with him, just like the majority of you do too, that is why my opponent has restored to a vicious, mean, negative campaign against me. Sorry, Mr. Coons, but all the mud in the world won’t mask the fact you want to increase taxes, increase spending and continue the depression we find ourselves in.”
4. Always give irrefutable general closing statements.
Example: “What America needs is a growing economy. What Delaware needs is less taxes and more jobs. What you need is what I hope to offer, a new voice in Washington.”
So how did Christine O’Donnell do on her first major commercial?
First statement: “I am not a witch.” – Ohhhh boy. This is not going well.
Second statement: “I’m nothing you’ve heard” – that is even worse. Now she is refuting unknown charges. This begs the questions, “Why, what have you been charged with?”.
Third statement: “I am you.” – Not getting better. Refutably taking liberties with my personal identity is the quickest way to a rebuttal that starts with “Oh, no you are not… You’re a big bag of crazy”.
Fourth statement: “but none of us of our happy…” – Finally getting better. The next couple statements create an offense to parley a closing remark with.
Closing statement: “I’m going to Washington to do what you’d do” – Not good. Who are you talking to? I don’t know and neither do you. How about, “I’m going to Washington to cut taxes and the size of a bloated government that has grown without restraint.” – Now that is something I can vote for.
Too many times good candidates get poor consulting transforming a difficult campaign into a losing one. This is exactly one of those time. It’s not too late to turn this around but O’Donnell will never win with this message. Take a page from The Gipper and invoke optimism with a clear intent for lower taxes and smaller government.
Did Ronald Reagan want to be president more than anything else in the world? Did Eisenhower or Truman? Did Lincoln want it more than anything?
Clinton did. Nixon did. The Roosevelts sure seemed to want it badly.
Did George W. Bush want it more than Al Gore did?
Is burning ambition the determining factor of who becomes president? In good times it probably is. In times of crisis, the presidency is not an ambition. It becomes a duty. A sacrifice for a transformative leader.
I believe Governor Christie when he says he will not be a candidate for president in 2012. I don’t think he would leave his work in New Jersey half done. I think he really believes in the work that he his doing now, especially in regard to education, is a higher calling. By transforming state government and education, and setting an example for other states to follow, he can make a more powerful impact on the quality life in our nation than many presidents have.
Chris Christie could probably win the 2012 Republican nomination for president. He could probably win the office. If his ambitions were personal, he would probably do it.
Have we had enough yet or are we gluttons for punishment? Isn’t it time to put an end to the Democratic controlled Congress approach to fixing the economy, increasing spending, increasing debt, increasing taxes, high unemployment rate with no job growth in sight, and a new healthcare plan which most people did not want?
One of the route causes of the above problem issues is our current District 6 Congressman, Frank Pallone. In fact, he even views them as feathers in his hat for a job well done. The people of District 6 as well as the rest of the country have reached the point to now say, “Enough is Enough.” It is time for a significant change in the way that our 6th District, our state, and our country is being run by putting new people in those jobs who are ready, willing and able to listen to the people and what they want, rather than the other way around. That time is almost at hand and we have just such a person in Anna Little who is running against Pallone for our District 6 Congressional seat on November 2nd. She knows of the problems facing our state and our country and she knows the importance of listening to the people and doing what the people want.
Let’s all jump on the Little Train and vote for Anna Little for Congress on Nov. 2nd to help bring our economy and our country back.
A 3 car accident that resulted in the death of an elderly woman closed down Route 36 for over 2.5 hours this evening.
Middletown Police Lieutenant Robert Stefanski said the accident was reported at 6:47PM and that southbound Route 36 remains closed at 12th Street in the Belford section of the township while the investigation continues.