A Week in Review of New Jersey Politics
PoliticsNJ.com is reporting New Jersey has 464,000 more registered voters than it did in 2003. The best news is that at least 100,000 of these registrants are new and unique voters.
Meanwhile, with little surprise really, political insiders in New Jersey are less concerned with national politics, focusing on the gubernatorial race a full year away.
Rob Andrews has not ruled out his run for the Democratic nominee to be governor next year, with Camden County Party Boss George Norcoss adding that Andrews would ensure special interest groups would not have undue influence over Trenton. Skeptics are left wondering why Andrew’s campaign commercials end with "George Norcross approved this message."
Many New Jersey Republicans have promised a good fight next year for Governor with no less than five candidates raising money for their chance at running the state. Between these five candidates, they have raised about $1.2 million, or about half what the State Democratic party has on hand. Or in other words, half of one percent of Senator Jon Corzine’s net wealth.
Doug Forrester, who lost a bid for a senate seat against disgraced Bob Torricelli, has not declared a run for Governor just yet. Dan Rather would beg to differ though, since Forrester dedicated radio ads to having the CBS anchor removed from his position. If Forrester’s success at removing Dan Rather is any indication, he will not be governor.
All of this gubernatorial talk was made possible of course by McGreevey’s announcement in August that he was gay and would resign. If he had resigned before the general election in November, voters would be choosing a new Governor on November 2nd with Camden County Part Boss George Norcross adding that if Rob Andrews was governor, he would keep special interests out of Trenton.
A recent court ruling ensured though that McGreevey’s announced resignation was not an actual resignation until he leaves office on November 15—and thus there is no vacancy yet requiring a special election. This is a big victory for McGreevey since he will continue to be governor for another three weeks, or roughly enough time to host at least one more national scandal.
McGreevey this week used his lame duck powers to create three new state parks. As a testament to the power he still wields as an out going governor, all of the parks were actually local parks that now simply the state is taking control of, in essence, creating zero new parks.
But since the focus is still on McGreevey’s homosexual scandal, the press continually asks him what his post gubernatorial plans are. McGreevey is expected to dedicate one hundred and forty-seven new highway rest areas, where he said after he leaves office, he will be found cruising after dark.
In the end, that's New Jersey
Meanwhile, with little surprise really, political insiders in New Jersey are less concerned with national politics, focusing on the gubernatorial race a full year away.
Rob Andrews has not ruled out his run for the Democratic nominee to be governor next year, with Camden County Party Boss George Norcoss adding that Andrews would ensure special interest groups would not have undue influence over Trenton. Skeptics are left wondering why Andrew’s campaign commercials end with "George Norcross approved this message."
Many New Jersey Republicans have promised a good fight next year for Governor with no less than five candidates raising money for their chance at running the state. Between these five candidates, they have raised about $1.2 million, or about half what the State Democratic party has on hand. Or in other words, half of one percent of Senator Jon Corzine’s net wealth.
Doug Forrester, who lost a bid for a senate seat against disgraced Bob Torricelli, has not declared a run for Governor just yet. Dan Rather would beg to differ though, since Forrester dedicated radio ads to having the CBS anchor removed from his position. If Forrester’s success at removing Dan Rather is any indication, he will not be governor.
All of this gubernatorial talk was made possible of course by McGreevey’s announcement in August that he was gay and would resign. If he had resigned before the general election in November, voters would be choosing a new Governor on November 2nd with Camden County Part Boss George Norcross adding that if Rob Andrews was governor, he would keep special interests out of Trenton.
A recent court ruling ensured though that McGreevey’s announced resignation was not an actual resignation until he leaves office on November 15—and thus there is no vacancy yet requiring a special election. This is a big victory for McGreevey since he will continue to be governor for another three weeks, or roughly enough time to host at least one more national scandal.
McGreevey this week used his lame duck powers to create three new state parks. As a testament to the power he still wields as an out going governor, all of the parks were actually local parks that now simply the state is taking control of, in essence, creating zero new parks.
But since the focus is still on McGreevey’s homosexual scandal, the press continually asks him what his post gubernatorial plans are. McGreevey is expected to dedicate one hundred and forty-seven new highway rest areas, where he said after he leaves office, he will be found cruising after dark.
In the end, that's New Jersey
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