April 5, 2008 - 11:34am
No decision from Crowley
By Max Pizarro
Tags: U.S. Senate, Murray Sabrin, Joseph Pennacchio, John McCain, John Ensign, John Crowley, Bill Spadea
Biotech millionaire John Crowley is still mulling a bid for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, according to his top political advisor.
“There has been no formal decision yet,” said Bill Spadea, who has been directing Crowley’s fledgling campaign. “From my perspective as John Crowley's friend, I want to make sure he’s making a completely informed decision. We are thrilled that lots of folks are collecting signatures for John.”
Crowley announced on Monday that he would not run, but has reconsidered after calls from presidential candidate John McCain and Sen. John Ensign (R-NV), the Chairman of the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Republican sources say that Ensign told Unanue this week that Crowley is their first choice, and urged the Goya Foods heir to drop his Senate bid if Crowley runs. But Ensign pledged to support Unanue in a three-way contest with State Sen. Joseph Pennacchio and Ramapo College Professor Murray Sabrin.
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Who's friend?
Jon Corzine should listen to Bill Spadea and get out of town.
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Corzine's Friend?
Spadea feels the need to keep Jon Cozine informed? Am I reading this right? Was this written properly? What the. . . ?
"A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.” - Thomas Jefferson
Typo
I think that it is pretty clear, knowing Bill Spadea, that this was a typo on the part of PolitickerNJ and that it should have read "...as John Crowley's friend...".
Who Knows
The way things are going with this race, who knows anymore what anyone means..
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Ask me some more!
Maybe I will be running, maybe not. Who knows? It is very helpful to know that Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) has a situation under control because our local goons could not get this US Senate race under any control. Thank goodness for responsible Republicans in NV.
Any Day Now!
Will this guy EVER make up his friggin' mind!? He's starting to make me more angry than Unanue's existence.
He's waiting on the signatures.
I bet he's waiting on the signatures. It would really suck for him to announce that he's running, only to find out that he doesn't have the 1,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot. They are due Monday don't ya know.
So if there aren't enough signatures, he doesn't look like a ass. Yet, if he can get the signatures needed, then he'll announce.
I bet he'll get the 1,000 signatures no problem with all those county GOP chairs looking to endorse him. I mean, I can't see Unanue getting the 1,000 he would need considering he's skiing the slopes in Vail Colorado.
Very possible in the end, its a Sabrin-Pennacchio primary, and then watch as they all come flocking behind Joe P. as the savior of the party.
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TDG...
You posted:
"Will this guy EVER make up his friggin' mind!? He's starting to make me more angry than Unanue's existence."
Let's see, being a possible candidate or being one that LOOSES!
That choice is hard to make for some, especially when they know what the outcome is. That's a lot of energy to waste for an inevidable disappointment.