Tag Archives: 2013 elections

New Chris Christie Campaign Ad: I’m Bipartisan For the Good Of The People

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Lonegan: I Lost Because Of The Shutdown

“There is no doubt in my mind or in the minds of any of my campaign staff that the shutdown cost me the election. If I had known it was going to happen and that it was going to be handled so badly in Washington, I wouldn’t have run for the Senate. Republicans had a chance to win a U.S. …

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Newark Paper Endorses Christie

But it’s not much of an endorsement. From the Star-Ledger: The property tax burden has grown sharply on his watch. He is hostile to low-income families, raising their tax burden and sabotaging efforts to build affordable housing. He’s been a catastrophe on the environment, draining $1 billion from clean energy funds and calling a cease-fire in the state’s fight against …

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NEW YORK CITY: Joe Lhota Accused Of Race-Baiting With Anti-De Blasio Ad

Via Politicker: Republic mayoral candidate Joe Lhota’s latest television ad warns New York City will plunge into violence if Bill de Blasio is elected mayor. In the most negative attack of the election season, the ad features chilling images of crime scenes and corpses lying on the ground, and slams Mr. de Blasio’s allegedly “recklessly dangerous agenda on crime,” warning …

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Cory Booker Wins US Senate Seat

The Associated Press has declared Cory Booker to have won the US Senate race in New Jersey.   When Booker is sworn in, the Democratic Caucus will once again hold a 55-45 advantage over the GOP Conference. Booker will fill the seat once held by Frank Lautenberg, a long-serving Democratic senator who died in June. Gov. Chris Christie appointed fellow Republican …

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Photo Of The Day

The Duggar horde is performing today at Virginia stops on the FRC’s “Families For Cucchinelli” bus tour.

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New Christie Campaign Ad

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A Reminder From Brian Brown

A JMG reader wrote this morning to report getting a robocall from Brown in support of Lonegan.

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Palin’s Hand At Anti-Booker Rally

The Associated Press captured Sarah Palin’s note to herself as she rallied in New Jersey on Saturday against prolific Twitter user Cory Booker. “We need a leader not a tweeter…That was poem-worthy – I’ve got to remember that one,” she said in her stump speech for candidate Steve Lonegan at the New Egypt Speedway on Saturday. Lonegan and Booker are …

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NOM Comes Out Against Booker

“Steve Lonegan is a champion for marriage, life and religious liberty and would be a leader in the US Senate for New Jersey families. He’s a tenacious campaigner and an even more effective public official. He will get immediately to work to begin to restore the direction of the country. Corey Booker expected a coronation, not a close contest. He’s …

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Palin To Rally Against Cory Booker

Lovely photo of Lonegan.

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Booker Tweaks Teabaggers

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Quote Of The Day – Muffie Potter Aston

“I fear for New York City if Mr. de Blasio gets elected. He just wants to tax everyone to smithereens. You have to be fair to everyone. You have programs that support all of the people of New York. But if you continue to tax what you see as the upper-income brackets, it’s still only going to be providing a …

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Editorial Of The Day

The editorial board of the New York Times has endorsed Cory Booker for the US Senate. But perhaps more interesting than the endorsement is what they say about his opponent. Mr. Lonegan, a former mayor of Bogota, N.J., says he wants to focus on economic issues. But his method, like that of one of his role models, Senator Ted Cruz, …

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NEW JERSEY: Sen. Barbara Buono Slams Gov. Christie On Marriage Equality

New Jersey state Sen. Barbara Buono, who is trailing Gov. Chris Christie by 33 points, yesterday vehemently attacked Christie’s marriage equality position during a televised debate. Buono: “My daughter, who is openly gay, is NOT a political agenda.”  Start at the 5:00 mark. (Tipped by JMG reader Ellen)

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VA Poll: Cooch Slips To 9 Points Behind

The same day that the US Supreme Court slapped down his appeal to reinstate a ban on sodomy, a new poll was released showing that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has slipped to 9 points behind Democratic challenger Terry McAuliffe. As you can see, Libertarian Party candidate Robert Sarvis is continuing to Naderize the result.

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NEW YORK CITY: Mayoral Candidates Release First Ads Of General Election

A poll released today shows Joe Lhota trailing by 50 points. Crazy. But today’s Lhota ad is all about how much he’s like De Blasio. Wut?

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Letitia James Elected NYC Public Advocate

Brooklyn City Councilwoman Letitia James won yesterday’s runoff to succeed Bill De Blasio as New York City Public Advocate. She is the first black woman to win citywide office. Ms. James, 54, defeated Daniel L. Squadron, 33, a state senator from Brooklyn and Manhattan, by nearly 60 percent of the vote to about 40 percent. Because there is no Republican …

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Restraining Order Once Filed Against EW Jackson For Alleged Murder Threat

Politico today has a scoop on anti-gay crackpot E.W. Jackson, who is running for lieutenant governor of Virginia. E.W. Jackson, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia, was accused in 2006 of threatening the life of his daughter’s roommate, according to a Belmont, Mass., police report and a separate temporary restraining order filed in Middlesex County Court. Those two …

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Tweet Of The Day – Karl Frisch

No @JoeLhota4Mayor you wouldn’t be 1st NYC Mayor with a beard in 100 yrs. Koch had #BessMyerson. #GoogleIt #votebeard pic.twitter.com/cBZuwxEa6Z — Karl Frisch (@KarlFrisch) September 26, 2013

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