May 10, 2007 - 11:02am
NJ GOP panel recommeneds pro-Giuliani delegate plan
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Tags: Rudy Giuliani, 2008
By a 10-3 vote, a state GOP advisory committee considering delegate selection plans for the 2008 Republican presidential primary has recommended a winner-take-all plan proposed by Cape May County GOP Chairman David Von Savage. The full 42-member Republican State Committee must now vote on the proposal, which appears to benefit the candidacy of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, the organizational front-runner in New Jersey.
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where's Wilson?
if Tom Wilson's lack of power in his own party was evident before, it should be now.
I heart 9-11
Benefit Giuliani? Why would the state GOP want to do that? Are they not interested in the other great candidates in the Republican field?
Like anyone other than Hillary is going to win NJ anyway!
SAVAGE GOES FOR THE KILL
From what my sources tell me in that meeting, David Von Savage was quite "persuasive" that this plan be adopted.
Democrats or Republicans, once again the "elite establishment" have their way. Imagine that, a group of 13 or in this case, the 10 who voted for this "plan", decide the outcome.
eyes on the prize
perhaps his focus on things national left Von Savage distracted from actually finding winnable candidates in District One. A fantastic wasted opportunity down there now that Van Drew is moving up to the Senate.
Wilson is on the beach
It sounds like a scene from a Tom Hanks movie Regular Bergen County Republicans shouting W I L S O N where are you. ? and all they can hear is the echo
Tom Wilson
If memory serves me correct, I believe Tom Wilson already pledged his support for John McCain a while back so that's probably why he's keeping silent. I'm not totally sure and correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that's why.
"Any Nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one" -Alexander Hamilton
10 people no one ever heard
10 people no one ever heard of deciding the delegate vote rules for 8.7 million people.
And we wonder why people say that politicians are all crooks.
More like it
Just another one of the hundreds of reasons why the NJ GOP is the laughingstock of both the state and nation.
absurd
This is absolutely ridiculous. Obviously the state committee does not want the presidential candidates to pay any attention to New Jersey. The best way to ensure no candidates will ever visit NJ during the race is to have a winner take all primary.
openness?
Tom Wilson has called on Gov. Corzine "to restore honesty, openness and trust in Trenton." How about starting with your own party? Preaching about openness in government and then allowing 10 members of your party to decide on the allocation of primary delegates is laughable.
this is only step one
Slow down, everyone.
While the NJGOP State Committee doesn't have striking credentials for independence from party "insiders", they have not yet cast their votes to determine the primary process.
This 13-person committee merely voted to present a winner-take-all proposal to the full State Committee, so until they actually vote, nothing is set in stone.
For more background on this, see this oped from the Asbury Park Press - http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070322/OPINION/703220421...
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is Rudy Howard Dean redux in '08?
Remember Dr. Dean. The guy that the Gay American led most the NJ Dems onto the bandwagon and off the cliff. If Rudy keeps on mishandling the abortion issue, he's going to implode. Then what will all of those Giuliani delegates do? Whatever the powers that be tell them to do. The GOP needs a real delegate selection process, not the farce being set up by the so-called leadership.
The NJGOP is trying hard to
The NJGOP is trying hard to shoot themselves in the foot again. Rudy is a flash in the pan. His pro abortion stand will kill his chances for the nomination. Besides the fact that I think it is way too early for anyone (especially a state Republican delegation) to decide on and endorse a candidate, they should not be trying to force all the republicans to follow their lead. After all, they don't have much of a track record in this state. If they would listen to the Republicans in this state and not pollsters that tell them what they want to hear, maybe this state could turn a little less blue. (edited 5/12/07 - 8:22 am - fixed my typos)