Specualtion: if Blee loses Senate bid, he won't run again for Assembly
By Wally EdgeIf Frank Blee loses the suddenly competitive contest for State Senate, there is strong speculation that he will not seek re-election to the State Assembly this year. With the strong support of Congressman Frank LoBiondo, Egg Harbor Township Mayor James "Sonny" McCullough has emerged as a potent challenger to Blee at the Special Election Convention this month for Bill Gormley's Assembly seat.
With his longtime rival Gormley retiring, LoBiondo has wasted no time making a move to enhance his political clout in Atlantic County. LoBiondo, then an Assemblyman from Cumberland County, defeated Gormley in an especially bitter congressional primary in 1994. The Congressman now lives in Atlantic.
Democrats remain optimistic about their chances to pick up the second district Senate and Assembly seats. Their Senate candidate is James Whelan, a first term Assemblyman and the former Mayor of Atlantic City.
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*** I thought Asselta and Gormley were on the same team? He mu
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I thought Asselta and Gormley were on the same team? He must be trying to curry favor w/ Lobiondo w/ this endorsement.
The GOP mess makes it increasingly likely that Whelan can win, and take both Assembly seats with him.
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Not a chance D, just the opposite. The rank & file are closing i
Not a chance D, just the opposite. The rank & file are closing in behind McCollough. Whelan is very vulnerable after voting against his constituents.He is not GeorgieBoy Norcross's first choice for senate, because he knows his bench is weak. Compounding his problem is the fact that they can't find anymore R's to flip.
Not sure of what conservative values Asselta embraces which he c
Not sure of what conservative values Asselta embraces which he could share with McCollough. If Asselta supports him perhaps they share something of other significance.