Apparently Geraldo Rivera (aka Gerald Rivers), like so many in today's politics, is ignorant of relatively recent history. There have been quite a number of "moderate" RINOish Republicans who have ran for and even won public office in New Jersey. We could start with the current Gov. Christie, who many already forget, beat a solidly conservative GOP opponent in the primary four years ago, and recently seems to being cozying up to Zero. Before him there were Christie Todd Whitman and Tom Kean. And if you'd like to go back a little further, there was Sen. Clifford Case. In the House there were Millicent Fenwick and Peter Freulinghuysen and Dick Zimmer, just a few names that come to mind. So Rivera would hardly be a novelty as a "moderate" Republican in NJ, just a novelty as media personality entering elective politics as a "moderate" Republican.
Who knew?
I was aware that Rivera was calling himself a Republican occasionally on the air, although his views in general would have to be considered more in line with those of the 'Rats.
I've never liked Rivera with his history of changing his name to benefit from his half Puerto Rican ancestry.
Oh Good grief.
Geraldo???????? Yikes.
Just what we need, another liberal Republican. sigh