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Rabbi Complicates Garrett’s Re-Election Bid in New Jersey
Congressional Quarterly ^ | 4-16-08 | Rachel Kapochunas

Posted on 04/16/2008 4:55:39 PM PDT by Darren McCarty

The campaign of Democratic rabbi and psychologist Dennis Shulman for New Jersey’s 5th District is beginning to gain steam, capturing local and national support as well as attention as he seeks to become the first blind member of Congress in generations.

In his bid to unseat three-term Republican Rep. Scott Garrett , Shulman reported more than $300,000 raised through March 31, including donations from Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer ’s political action committee, Washington state Rep. Brian Baird ’s campaign committee, and members of the psychology and religious communities. Shulman also invested $52,000 in personal funds into his campaign. He reported $246,000 remaining after expenses.

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Due to Shulman’s signs of viability, CQ Politics is changing the rating of the race to Republican Favored from Safe Republican. The rating means that Garrett remains highly favored to retain his seat but does face a credible challenge this year.

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Garrett, who is seeking a fourth term in office, was held to a career general election-low of 11 percent in 2006, but that election season was marked by nationwide anti-Republican sentiment. Garrett fared better than some members of his state delegation such as Republican Rep. Mike Ferguson of the neighboring 7th district who just narrowly escaped defeat and has since announced his decision to retire from Congress.

Democrats in 2006 argued that Garrett was “too conservative” for his district, but Garrett remained victorious at the polls.

Since entering the race last September, Shulman and Democrats have made that same argument. Shulman has contrasted himself with Garrett, arguing that Garrett’s strongly conservative views and House voting record are out of step with New Jersey voters and his state delegation.

(Excerpt) Read more at cqpolitics.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: 5thdistrict; garrett; nj05; shulman
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The 5th District (North Bergen County, North Passaic County, most of Sussex County, all of Warren County) is 2nd to the 11th (Morris County) in terms of Republican percentage.

Garrett won with 59% in 02, 58% in 04, and 55% in a rough 06 year where his neighboring district (Ferguson) nearly went democrat.

This one should stay ours, but with the ineptness of the NRCC/NRSC leadership, I'm worried about every district to some degree.

1 posted on 04/16/2008 4:55:39 PM PDT by Darren McCarty
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To: Clintonfatigued; fieldmarshaldj

Ping


2 posted on 04/16/2008 4:56:32 PM PDT by Darren McCarty (Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in - Michael Corleone)
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To: Darren McCarty
RINOs in the Northeast are being replaced by Democrats. Upper class liberals who used to vote GOP are now voting Democratic.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

3 posted on 04/16/2008 4:57:37 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Darren McCarty

Cute, gimmicky candidate. Garrett is the best MOC from NJ in years. I expect he should be back up to the % of his first two runs as McCain will handily carry this district.


4 posted on 04/16/2008 5:06:15 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~~~***Just say NO to the "O"***~~~)
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To: goldstategop

Garrett isn’t a RINO, he’s a bonafide Conservative. He replaced the embarrassing RINO Marge Roukema. Roukema was happy to have had the moonbat RINO turned rodent that ran against Garrett in ‘02 to beat him, but she didn’t get her wish.


5 posted on 04/16/2008 5:08:07 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~~~***Just say NO to the "O"***~~~)
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To: Darren McCarty

I’ve never been able to figure out how any Jew could be a Democrat, yet the majority of them seem to be.


6 posted on 04/16/2008 5:08:48 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (Bill Clinton: Life Member of the Liars' Club.)
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To: goldstategop

You’re ignorant. Scott Garrett holds a 100 ACU rating.


7 posted on 04/16/2008 5:11:16 PM PDT by Huck (Watching the DEMs come down the stretch is like watching the Mets come down the stretch!)
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To: Darren McCarty

Wishful dem thinking. Garrett’s district is solid conservative. I look forward to voting for him again.


8 posted on 04/16/2008 5:12:27 PM PDT by Huck (Watching the DEMs come down the stretch is like watching the Mets come down the stretch!)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Roukema reminded me of another woman NJ RINO.


9 posted on 04/16/2008 5:18:29 PM PDT by darkangel82 (If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. (Say no to RINOs))
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To: darkangel82

Whitman... the William Weld/*omney one-woman party-destroyer of the NJ GOP.


10 posted on 04/16/2008 5:21:33 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~~~***Just say NO to the "O"***~~~)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

At least NJ still sends GOP reps to Congress though.


11 posted on 04/16/2008 5:22:21 PM PDT by darkangel82 (If you're not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. (Say no to RINOs))
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To: darkangel82

But a minority of them. We had huge majorities of the legislature and after she was done, that all but evaporated. Her sideshow assclown judicial appointees gave the OK to the Torricelli switcheroo, too. A Democrat Governor couldn’t have improved their fortunes as well as she did, and her little handpuppet DiFrancesco.


12 posted on 04/16/2008 5:30:12 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~~~***Just say NO to the "O"***~~~)
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To: Darren McCarty
Shulman supports abortion rights, redeploying troops from Iraq, and opposes drilling off the coast of New Jersey. He also supports the separation of church and state.

I'm more of a Rabbi than this putz.
Abortion on demand is prohibited by Jewish law. This guy belongs to the Synagogue of Leftism.
13 posted on 04/16/2008 6:00:09 PM PDT by rmlew (There is no god but G_d and Moses is his Prophet.)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

NJ 5th District *PING*


14 posted on 04/16/2008 8:04:47 PM PDT by Fudd Fan ("we are ***SO*** screwed.")
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To: rmlew
I'm more of a Rabbi than this putz.

Exactly. The putz showed up at the Bergen County re-org meeting early this year, came up to the mic during public comments time. He outlined his platform which consisted of "ridding the district of Scott Garrett." Our town carried this freeholder meeting several times and I wanted to punch the tv. Shulman makes my skin crawl. And I'm sending Scott more $$$ this year, than ever.

15 posted on 04/16/2008 8:08:30 PM PDT by Fudd Fan ("we are ***SO*** screwed.")
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To: Past Your Eyes
Most Jews find Religious Right creepy. They feel that Evangelical activism to ban gay marriage and abortion are initial steps to make Evangelicalism the official state religion of America. When certain Evangelicals push for Creationism and school prayer, it reinforces that fear.
16 posted on 04/16/2008 9:49:24 PM PDT by Kuksool
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To: Darren McCarty

If Shulman won, he’d have an excuse for not reading the legislation he votes on.


17 posted on 04/16/2008 10:25:37 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Kuksool


So what do they think about the Democrats wholesale push to make Abortion as easy as possible and mainstream Homosexuality and gay marriage?

Are they smart enough to understand that they are trying to divest America of morals, make Atheism the official state religion of America, or do they even care?
18 posted on 04/16/2008 11:23:23 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (GOP: If you reward bad behavior all you get is more bad behavior.)
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To: goldstategop

Scott Garrett is not a RINO. He is a straight down the line conservative.


19 posted on 04/17/2008 3:42:14 AM PDT by saneright
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Yes,Garrett is “Conservative” and he is my Congressman. I will be voting for him again in November.


20 posted on 04/17/2008 4:06:09 AM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (Vote Obama! And we'll be picking shrapnel out of our butts for decades!)
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