We were wondering if any thought has been given to holding a rally at Liberty State Park, in Jersey City, NJ sometime in October? In light of the enormous crowds Sarah Palin has been generating (most recently last week in Florida), and on the heels of a fabulous debate performance on Thursday, we thought a perfect venue for a rally would be right on the Hudson at Liberty, opposite the site of the World Trade Center, with that beautiful Statue of Liberty as a backdrop! How awesome would it be for Sarah and John to speak to the people of NJ,NY & CT in such a fabulous setting? The gap is closing here in NJ for McCain; we need to begin to change New Jersey from blue to red - Hudson County would be the perfect place to begin. Hoboken, Jersey City, West New York, Union City, etc, have long been Democratic bastions, however, with the more recent influx of young professionals in the Hoboken, Jersey City area, now might be a good time to start building a base there. An appearance by Rudy Guliani, or, one of our fabulous NYC talk show hosts, Sean Hannity, would add to an awesome lineup, and serve to generate tremendous interest in the alternative to the Democratic stronghold there. With a Presidential debate scheduled for Hempstead NY on October 15, might it be possible for them to make a stop across the river within that time frame? I can assure you they would be welcomed with great enthusiasm by both NJ and NY voters!
Our small group, as well as many others throughout the state, would love to be able to mobilize one another towards a huge outpouring of support for a true American hero, John McCain, and his running mate Sarah Palin, as they campaign for reform and the conservative ideals of freedom and liberty. Liberty State Park, on the New York Harbor, less than 2000 feet from the Statue of Liberty, might be just the place to pick up much needed momentum. We look forward to hearing your thoughts.
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Respectfully, and not to put down your effort but If you really want to help the campaign don’t ask to waste Sarah’s time in unwinnable states. She’s better off in the real swing states where she has a real chance to turn votes that could win a state. If McCain wins THEN ask her to come to start building a base. First things first though.
“Obama not qualified to be Commander-in-Chief”
After Debate interview w/ Sarah Palin: http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/10/03/cameron-interviews-post-debate-palin/
I live in NYC, and unfortunately, NY state is lost, electorally. New Jersey, I don’t know about.
Speaking of Hudson County, where’s Bret Schundler these days?
I used to live in Bergen County...know your frustrations. There are many Republicans in the Franklin Lakes, Wyckoff, Wayne, Ridgewood areas...it’s just not worth it at this late stage. If they were up 10-12 points in the polls I would say go there and go for the slam. But others on this thread are right.
The focus MUST go to states like VA,PA, OH, FLA, CO, NM, NV, IA, NH, MN,ME.
We stand a FIGHTING chance there. Jersey has Lautenberg up 10% in his polls and he is like 348 years old. They have been blue forever now since Reagan and it’s not going to happen in 2008 for the GOP in Jersey. NY is a story where the island of Manhattan is the only thing that keeps NY blue. But to discount 8 million people as not part of the state would be insane. They should just make Manhattan its own state and the rest of NY its own state and then Republicans would stand a chance.
coming to NJ/NY would be a (b)HUGE(/b) mistake. would be a waste of valuable time and money.
i’m sorry to say but these states are gone forever. I was at rallys for Bush 41 and Bush 43 in NJ when they thought they had a chance. they were never even close.