Booker wins NJ Senate seat

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I hear lots of campaign ads out of New Jersey playing in the New York market. It's a hoot hearing all these democrat congressmen for reelection running on Christie's coattails. The ad typically says how politician A crossed the aisle to work with Christie to cut taxes and balance the budget blah blah and accomplish all these fantastic things in New Jersey because they put the people before their party.

Of course Christie will be easily reelected.

[Lipstick on a Hillary]

While going for a walk this afternoon I listened to Mark Levin who pointed out some interesting facts about this election. Note: I am just recalling what  Mark said so I provide no documentation.

(1) Lonegan received absolutely no support from the RNC. Priebus visited NJ about 12 hours before the vote and that was about it. Just by coincidence Lonegan was a Conservative and a Tea Party supporter.

(2) Booker won the election by 10 points. A rather decisive victory until one considers Obama beat Romney in NJ by 18 points and Menendez beat some moderate Republican nobody by almost the same amount (16 points, IIRC).

So in other words a supporter of the despised Tea Party who had no national assistance from his own Party saw the amount of victory of a reportedly very popular Dem in a very blue state cut by nearly a half compared to the moderate Presidential candidate of his Party just 2 years ago.

Interesting, thanks for posting it.  I read someone's page on FB, and he said there was a huge disparity between Booker's war chest and what Lonergan had, so that makes it even more impressive.  Maybe some RNC $$ will come his way now for the 2014 election?

[Bigun]

While going for a walk this afternoon I listened to Mark Levin who pointed out some interesting facts about this election. Note: I am just recalling what  Mark said so I provide no documentation.

(1) Lonegan received absolutely no support from the RNC. Priebus visited NJ about 12 hours before the vote and that was about it. Just by coincidence Lonegan was a Conservative and a Tea Party supporter.

(2) Booker won the election by 10 points. A rather decisive victory until one considers Obama beat Romney in NJ by 18 points and Menendez beat some moderate Republican nobody by almost the same amount (16 points, IIRC).

So in other words a supporter of the despised Tea Party who had no national assistance from his own Party saw the amount of victory of a reportedly very popular Dem in a very blue state cut by nearly a half compared to the moderate Presidential candidate of his Party just 2 years ago.

That is indeed very telling! Makes one wonder what might have happened had the party made even a token effort on Lonegan's behalf!

[Rapunzel]

That is indeed very telling! Makes one wonder what might have happened had the party made even a token effort on Lonegan's behalf!

He would have won.

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By the way, we in the New York/New Jersey market have heard Steve Lonigan on radio for years as the voice of AFP's high profile commercial spots touting their latest campaign to influence politics in New Jersey. As state director of Americans for Prosperity, he was well known to the people of New Jersey.

The great thing about Lonigan is he's a businessman—not a lawyer. Would've made a great senator for the conservative cause.

[olde north church]

From my understanding, there were two conflicting laws regarding appointments of senators and elections.  I mentioned one previously, there couldn't be Gubernatorial and Senatorial elections on the same day. 
There was a Dem assemblywoman (state congress), who filed suit to hold the election the same day but was ruled against by the state supreme court.  The Dems were basically hoist by their own petard because they were the one's who set the election law.
NJ is a very odd bird politically.  There is (or was) a solid, independent (not Republican) Conservative party about 50,000 - 75,000 that may use chicken innards.  There is a very healthy Libertarian presence in NJ.  There is also a strong collegiate political scene used by the socialists from Democrats to Greens.  Finally, the Dems have a 750,000 voter advantage over Republicans.
These are numbers from various news organizations.

[Fishrrman]

[[ We have to face it, the RNC and the RNSC does not want a conservative in the senate

That was pretty much the conclusion Mark has come to, btw. ]]

Well of course, dummy!

The LAST THING they want is another Ted Cruz or Rand Paul.

Can't have none of that, nope!