Guv Chris Christie accepting Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider’s endorsement. Photo by Art Gallagher.
Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider, a Democrat, today endorsed the all female Republican team of legislators in New Jersey’s 11th district, Senator Jennifer Beck and Assemblywomen Mary Pat Angelini and Caroline Casagrande.
“I have a worked closely with our legislators on a variety of issues,” said Schneider in a statement issued by the Republican legislators, “They always have the best interests of Long Branch in mind and have gone out of their way to help our residents. Senator Beck, Assemblywoman Angelini and Assemblywoman Casagrande manage to keep partisan politics out of the picture and focus on the issue at hand. I am proud to work with them and offer them my endorsement.”
In addition to endorsing the Republican legislators from his district, Schneider is one of over 50 Democratic elected officials who have endorsed Governor Chris Christie.
“Oh, that was nice of him,” said Red Bank Councilman Ed Zipprich, a Democratic candidate challenging Angelini and Casagrande, when informed of Schneider’s endorsement.
Monmouth County Democratric Chairman Vin Gopal was surprised that Schneider endorse all three Republican women representing the 11th. “He endorsed all three of them?” Gopal asked twice, “No, I have no comment.”
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Posted: October 14th, 2013 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 11th Legislative District, 2013 Election, Caroline Casagrande, Ed Zipprich, Jennifer Beck, Mary Pat Angenlini, NJ State Legislature | Tags: Adam Schneider, Caroline Casagrande, Chris Christie, Ed Zipprich, Jennifer Beck, LD 11, Long Branch, Mary Pat Angelini, Red Bank, Vin Gopal | 9 Comments »
The conservative website that broke the “news” of Senator Bob Menendez cavorting with underage Dominican prostitutes on the eve of last year’s election between the Democratic U.S Senator and State Senator Joe Kyrillos published a story this morning alleging that Cory Booker does not live in Newark.
Accompanied by a video by Highway 61 Entertainment, a firm that also produced a documentary that makes the case that President Obama’s real father was socialist Franklin Marshal Davis, not Barack Obama, Sr., today’s story alleges that Booker lives in New York and that his Newark properties house the mayor’s security detail from the Newark PD.
Last year’s story about Menendez was widely debunked as poorly sourced, relying on anonymous videos of the Dominican escorts who later recanted. The story did not get any legs until after the election which was held seven days after Superstorm Sandy hit New Jersey.
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Posted: October 14th, 2013 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Cory Booker, Senate Special Election, Stephen Sweeney | Tags: Cassandra Dock, Cory Booker, Daily Caller, Donna Jackson, Highway 61 Entertainment, Special Senate Election, Steve Lonegan | 5 Comments »
It’s two days before New Jersey elects a U.S. Senator to replace the late Frank Lautenberg in Washington and Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s lead over former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan has shrunk to 10%, according to a poll released by Monmouth University this morning. Democrat Booker led Republican Lonegan by 13% two weeks ago and by 26% in August.
Polling Director Patrick Murray surveyed 1,393 likely voters who have voted in at least two of the last four general elections between Thursday and Saturday of last week. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 2.6%.
The poll results are weighted with the assumptions that Democrats will be 38% of the turnout, Independents 34% and Republicans 28%. Monmouth expects that women will be 52% of the turnout. The expected racial demographic of voters is
75% White, 12% Black, 8% Hispanic and 5% Asian/Other.
Democrats favor Booker by a margin of 90%-6%. Independents favor Lonegan, 48%-43% with 6% undecided. Republicans favor Lonegan 86%-11%.
55% of respondents said that Booker’s views on issues are generally in line with most of New Jerseyans. 30% said Booker is out of step with most voters and 15% are not sure. 48% said Booker is more interested in being on the national stage than he is in serving the people of New Jersey. This perception accounts for Booker’s weakened support, according to Murray.
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Posted: October 14th, 2013 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Cory Booker, Senate Special Election, Steve Lonegan | Tags: #NJSen, Cory Booker, Monmouth Poll, Patrick Murray, Special Senate Election, Steve Lonegan | 2 Comments »
Governor Chris Christie will accept the endorsement of the New Jersey Food Council tomorrow morning, 11am, at Super Food Town, 426 Highway 36, Port Monmouth.
The New Jersey Food Council is an alliance of food retailers and their supplier partners. Food Circus Super Markets President Phil Scaduto is Chairman of the New Jersey Food Council.
Posted: October 13th, 2013 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2013 Gubernatorial Politics | Tags: Food Circus Super Markets, Governor Chris Christie, NJ Food Council, Phil Scaduto | Comments Off on Christie Campaign Announcement In Middletown On Monday
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Posted: October 13th, 2013 | Author: admin | Filed under: News, NJNewsCommons | Tags: Electric Utilities, Energy, news | Comments Off on Feds Strike Down State’s Plan to Use Customer Subsidies For New Power Plants
Where Cory Booker and Steve Lonegan stand on the issues (via
NJ.com)
Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan are about as far apart ideologically as you can get. Here’s where they stand on the major issues, drawn from their own words. The economy Booker: Supports raising the minimum wage to $10.10 and investing…
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Posted: October 13th, 2013 | Author: admin | Filed under: Cory Booker, Senate Special Election, Steve Lonegan | Tags: Cory Booker, Special Senate Election, Steve Lonegan | Comments Off on Where Cory Booker and Steve Lonegan stand on the issues
Government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the Earth
Posted: October 12th, 2013 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Government Shutdown | Tags: Government Shutdown, Lincoln Memorial, Obama | 6 Comments »
GOP nominee Steve Lonegan for U.S. Senate fired his long time strategist and pollster, Rick Shaftan, tonight over comments Shaftan made to Talking Points Memo.
“Mr. Shaftan’s comments are not reflective of my views or that of my campaign,” Lonegan said, “His comments are distasteful and offensive, and his contract as a vendor for my campaign will be terminated immediately.”
Shaftan commented on
MMM’s initial story about his conduct, “I apologize to Steve Lonegan and his supporters if any statements I have made have hurt his candidacy and do not want these comments or my presence in this campaign to serve as a distraction to his efforts to win this election and save our nation from the radical left-wing policies of Barack Obama and Cory Booker.”
Posted: October 11th, 2013 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Senate Special Election, Steve Lonegan | Tags: Rick Shaftan, Special Senate Election, Steve Lonegan | 12 Comments »
Rick Shaftan
UPDATE: LONEGAN FIRES SHAFTAN
GOP nominee for U.S. Senate Steve Lonegan’s chief strategist, pollster and spokesman, Rick Shaftan gave a profanity laced interview to Talking Points Memo this afternoon wherein he suggested that New Jersey voters would elect Lonegan to the Senate next Wednesday over Newark Mayor Cory Booker because of Booker’s “odd” way of relating to LynsieLee, the Portland, Oregon stripper with whom Booker interacts on twitter.
Shaftan implied that Booker is gay because he doesn’t relate to LyniseLee like a drunken frat boy might, with graphic descriptions of what he would like to do to her breasts. And he thinks that is why New Jersey will elect Lonegan.
In a disingenuous comment to The Star Ledger, Lonegan’s press contact, Will Gattenby , said Shaftan was not speaking for the campaign, yet attacked the TMP reporter published Shaftan’s comments.
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Posted: October 11th, 2013 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Cory Booker, Senate Special Election, Steve Lonegan | Tags: @LynsieLee, Barbara Morgan, Cory Booker LysnieLee, Hunter Walker, Olivia Nuzzi, Rick Shaftan, Steve Lonegan, Talking Points Memo, TPM, Will Gattenby | 6 Comments »
