Posted on 10/01/2002 10:02:17 AM PDT by Northeast
But, New Jersey Voters Deserve a Choice!
Let me see if I have this correct.
On June 5th, 2002 the voters of New Jersey went to the polls in a State Primary election and chose to put Torricelli back on the November ballot. The State Democratic Party did not choose to run anyone against him in the primary, as they were happy whit the sitting Senator. So let the campaign begin, and let the voters begin to make a choice. He has an early lead over his Republican challenger Forrester.
July rolls around, Torricelli is leading in the Polls, and is scheduled to testify under oath in a Senate ethics probe. By the time early August arrives, the Senate ethics committee has issued a “letter of admonition”, Daschle releases a statement claiming the Torch is innocent, and the Democratic party circles the wagons around their choice for the November election. Forrester is pulling even in the Polls.
But then, in mid August, the wheels begin to come off the Torch’s wagon. The voters of New Jersey begin reacting and Forrester moves into the lead in some polls. The choice of the Democratic Party begins to flounder. The party continues to support him, there is still plenty of time to replace him, but no one suggests it.
September. The debates begin, the charges fly. The voters focus on ethics and integrity and Torricelli is the choice of fewer and fewer voters. The deadline for replacing him on the ballot quietly slips by as the rhetoric heats up.
The week of September 23rd saw the Washington heavyweights come to town. President Bush campaigning for Forrester, and Daschle for the Democratic party choice, Torricelli. It also saw the release of more damaging evidence of the corruption of the Democratic party choice. By the time the weekend rolls around, it’s clear the electorate is choosing Forrester.
On September 30th, the Democratic party chooses to remove their candidate from the race, as it is apparent he has no chance to win - despite party heavyweights coming to town, attack ads, and the support of the Governor.
This morning, on October 1st the Democratic party - and indeed the Governor himself - were assaulting the media with a single coordinated message: The voters of New Jersey deserve a choice between two candidates from the major parties. We will go to court to give them that choice. Earth to Democrats! They did have the choice, and they weren’t choosing you. You chose to remove that selection from the voters yourselves.
The Democratic party took away the voters choice because they didn’t like what the voters were saying. Now, in a spectacular “do over” bid, they will go before the New Jersey Supreme Court and request that they flout election laws in the middle of an election because they were losing.
And their argument is that the voters deserve a choice.
Do I have that right?
This is gonna be some October.
Regards
Not to mention that there are other races down the ballot. Without the interest of a contested Senatorial election, the NJ Republican Party will have to redouble it's get-out-the-vote effort in order to have a chance in the other Congressional and local races. Now is not a time to slow down.
And once you have your foot on the neck of a 'Rat, you never let him up again to bited you.
The governor of Tennessee claims to be a Republican, Don Taxquist.
That is the only issue.
150% of the dead vote.
Precisely my point. There is a choice, the voters have been involved in making that choice, but the Rats are contending a new name must be allowed inside the 51 days to give the voters a choice.
It boggles the mind.
Regards!
I'm gonna try and be optimistic on this one. I think the Rats get shot down in court, no changes to the Ballot (or no new name). Torch says "I tried, but I have to run". He gets beat anyway.
Regards
For the early evening Freepers in the east.
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