Dennison takes the fight to Allen, again

Rich Dennison's campaign is a grassroots one based on ethics reform and affordability for the state; and with his strong pedigree as a health care advocate and a public education supporter, he can make some substantial contributions to the state as a senator.

This latest press conference is another indication that Dennison plans on making this race incredibly competitive and has no qualms about taking the fight to Allen.

Working New Jerseyans need a person like Dennison fighting for us in Trenton, and I hope that others join me in supporting Dennison's grassroots, citizen-driven (not special interests) campaign in N.J.-7.

On a day where most people like us got our homestead rebate check to have a tantrum about the tax relief (which I do not think he has one clue about) and still tie Diane to Bush, Dennision should be very ashamed of himself and so should Perr. If anything this only makes him look more petulant and desperate. Those numbers dont mean anything, polls are really not even that accurate in the long run, but Dennison is A LONG SHOT and he is the only one that does not realize it.

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 People are stupid. Rich Dennison is an idiot for critizing Allen's vote against a budget that didn't solve any problems for the longterm.

Good luck paying for all this crap when all the smart people decide to leave this state..thank god im out soon.

New Jersey = state of the misinformed and illogical.

My heart always goes out to affluent young white guys who can afford nice condos built on once beautiful open space or pristine wetlands and then get upset with their property tax bills. $8000 for an oversized apartment? Must be a real sweet crib.

I agree regarding the lesser of 2 evils (voting for a crappy budget). I too can not wait until I can retire and leave this socialist entitlement state to the Democrats and "moderate" republicans. With polls (for whatever they're worth) showing the Democrat controlled congress has a lower rating than the president I wouldn't feel the need to run too far from the president's policies, besides, who's running against Bush in 2008? I too will take my money elsewhere as soon as possible. I'm tired of hearing how broke NJ is (despite the boom Bush economy) and yet I see we're paying for syringes, Stem Cell center, and all those other christmas tree items that legislators don't mind spending MY money on, then I look at my tax bill. I don't understand how people can continue to vote for the same party (with the exception of the special interest groups who are sucking my money down)

For me, this Burlington visit by Dennison is indicative of how the two campaigns are being run thus far. Dennison is open to debate, available to voters, and not hiding from any record or party affiliation, while Allen is only working the fundraising circuit, aware that she has a target on her back, and refusing to answer or debate substantive issues that affect New Jerseyans, let alone acknowledge that she is a Republican.

Though she is viewed as a "moderate," Allen has only been in the center on minimum wage, which she supported, and abortion; otherwise, whether it is the war in Iraq, which she says she would have voted to authorize, or stem cell legislation or civil unions, which she refused to vote on, Allen reveals herself to be a politician more concerned with cool calculation and political maneuvering (will this affect my vote with conservatives if I run for senate?) than her having any core political beliefs that are representative of most New Jerseyans, let alone the Democratic-leaning 7th-district. When records on Kean Jr. indicated that he voted with the Republicans over 90% of the time in the state legislature, the so-called faux veneer of being an "independent" slowly was exposed; I would imagine that the same voting record, that is, consistently supporting the state Republican party, would be evident in Allen's record. I

 know where Dennison stands on issues because he is not afraid to put out his platform rather than offer nothing, then complain about the state of the state, as does Allen. I again urge others to get behind his grassroots campaign for change and to support his worthy cause this November.

When it came time for leadership in the senate, Allen was too busy speaking at a Women for Bush conference in 2004 to offer anything by way of substantive legislation; and now, as she issues press releases (all political theater -- no political substance or debate) and other attention-hording machinations, we know that she is hypocritical in calling for property tax relief when she voted against it in Corzine's budget and has offered nary a bill on genuine property tax relief in the senate. The two votes and areas of support are indeed connected, despite protestations from the other side.

Means exactly what it does. Off year refers to an election wereby there are no seats at the national level up for grabs. Top of the tickets will be Diane Allen and Dennison. Now if Dennison wants to keep making this race about Bush, fine, but in the end he will keep looking foolish. Diane has already come out several times disagreeing with Bush and well, Dennison does not have the comprehension he should as to what needs to be done. The article gave him a bit more name recognition, but no way comparable to Diane, and how will he explain the voting his own running mates did? Oh,and please do not deceive yourself that Diane is not working; I know that she has been out in the field pressing flesh for months. Every day when she deals with constitutents problems and issues, she is getting positive press. That is why she will win handidly because she is doing her job and doing it well. Maybe Dennison can tell us why his running mates do not return calls from residents with problems and they call Diane's instead????

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You must be looking at your own and not a crystal ball. Burlington County has one of the lowest tax rates. The best Community College in the State which is teaming up with more and more 4 year Universities. We are the WORLD leader in farmland and open-space preservation. YES a world leader, other Counties, States and Countries have come to see how it is done and model theirs after ours. We aslo have a great low income assistance program, I personally know a single parent whos heater broke last January and the County helped her get it replaced. We have the best parks system and the Freeholders are increasing that every year. Darn that Republican leadership.

BackwardsNJ: I realize that you are in North Jersey and this isn't exactly your territory, so I think it good that you're contributing to this thread, that is, outside of calling those with whom you disagree "idiot[s]."

Of course this election should focus on local and state issues, but that doesn't mean that political connections (the corrupt BurlCo GOP) or affiliations (Allen is Bush's closest ally, arguably, in the state) shouldn't be fair game. If Allen didn't want her name affiliated with George W. Bush, then she shouldn't have travelled to Texas to woo him in 1999, nor be a speaker at a Women for Bush conference in D.C. in 2004, nor campaign based on his domestic and foreign policy initiatives in her failed 2002 senate bid. She invites this criticism for associating herself with such an abyssmal failure, I'm afraid.

I can assure you that, as a member of the AFL-CIO, the vast majority of my union brothers and sisters will not be supporting Diane Allen for state senate. When I'm looking at Allen's record, when she isn't vascillating on issues, she has only been a friend to labor during the minimum wage fight. Of course, labor sometimes endorses so-called "moderate" Republicans in an effort not completely to alienate the Republicans. It is George W. Bush's endorsement of Diane Allen that we should instead be focusing on.

I'm sorry, but that was a pretty ignorant assumption you made regarding Martin. Do you really think that the thousands of AFL-CIO members in this state actually all know one another? I think calling Martin a liar is beneath you or anyone who isn't a complete jerk.

sorry, but those thousands going against diane, just aint gonna happen! keep dreaming! Diane allen by 10%

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Yeah, he's a fool all right. Just by the way, how does your resume match up to his?  And what have you done to resemble anything in the way he has to stick his neck out to serve the public? I used to not mind your comments but now they're getting way too vitriolic. Maybe you've seen one of Diane Allen's polls. I've been telling you to check them out and based on the newly nasty tone of your comments, I'm starting to think you have. As Martin wrote, Diane is running scared now. She is resorting to some really cheap tactics that I won't even get into here. And you as her obvious employee or volunteer seem to be speaking right from that horse's mouth. Dennison wins this and I couldn't care less about the margin. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Besides Dennison (himself), Martin, and Luvitz, who would actually vote for this guy? Allen wins it 145,000~ish to 3; it’s a lock. The only way Dennison can finish respectively is if the voting population is so blind they do not read his name and just read the political affiliation and vote accordingly. Dennison said, "...he couldn't find the word Republican anywhere on Allen's poster." Well, for Dennison his poster should only read "Joe Democrat"; any other way of comparison, he loses. He represents nothing other than being the "Other Choice" which many voters would agree is the saddest part of party politics.

I don't care if Diane Allen dances with George Bush every night and calls him during the day, that doesn't affect her positions and the job she does for the district.

Dennison wants to run a campaign on that and Diane not putting her party on campaign flyers? I'm sorry but I can't take him seriously.

There are solid democrat challengers this year (I.E. Van Drew, Whelan and his team, Riley and whomever it is in the 8th), but Rich is certainly not a good challenge.

As someone who lives near a rivertown, I was fully aware of the pros and cons of the light rail. I also know that most towns were on board sans a few to work with NJT and Govt to ensure a productive and positive approach to mass transporation. So far, ridership has tripled and it has proven to be a positive for the most part. Now, the noise issue as of late has been important, and it seems for the past six months, she has been going to trenton to deal with the FRA, NJT DOT and other people involved. I was not at that meeting the other night, but from what I understand she AND Jack Connors both have been working in a bi partisan arena to help the residents. As far as Dennison talking about taxes, did you not read Dianes response? Why should she vote on a bill that did not include basic relief for seniors and others that would have been attached to the relief?? Diane has voted this way when ever she has felt it was her duty too, unlike Dennison who would seem to vote his party not consciene. Sorry Ronald, but there is nothing remotely positive that I can even say about this guy only that he has no clue as to really what is going on. This latest stunt he keeps talking about linking R's to Diane is already backlashing because people are not stupid. On that note, I have to say one more thing: Someone on another thread made a comment recently about "our relationship" meaning you and I agree to disagree but you and I have never been hateful or discourterous to each other I do not think, however, my comparison to you and Martin that has been brought up indirectly I want to address. Martin is full of hate and misinformation. His posts are truly nothing but hate filled rantings of a man who cannot control what others do and think. You have never put fellow democrats down because they may want to vote for Diane or anyone else, howver Martin seems to think that they are all idiots if they do. This is a free country and free to vote whomeveer one wants to, and I for one give more credit to anyone who votes for the person and not the party, although some party candidates need to be voted for :) now dont pat yourself on the back that much Ronald

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