fundraising

February 1, 2008 - 7:44pm

Congressional cash on hand rundown

Frank Lautenberg has a $4.3 million warchestFrank Lautenberg has a $4.3 million warchest

Today was the deadline for filing federal campaign returns, and the landscape of New Jersey politics hasn’t altered drastically.

In the Senate race, only Frank Lautenberg has filed with the Federal Election Commission. While the numbers have not yet appeared on the site, campaign manager Brendan Gill said that the 84-year-old Democrat has raised $931,700 during the last quarter of 2007, bringing his cash on hand total to about $4.32 million.

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February 28, 2008 - 3:11pm

This week's Valerie Huttle Chutzpah Award goes to Governor Jon Corzine

Governor Jon Corzine spent more than $118 million to win elections for Governor and the United States Senate, so BlueJersey.com has a valid point when they point out the hypocrisy of Corzine’s fundraising solicitation on behalf of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton: “This election shouldn't be decided by who can run the most TV ads. It should be decided on the strength of each candidate's vision, experience, and qualifications. But instead, Hillary has been outspent by substantial margins in all the recent primary contests. Now it's time for us to do our part at this critical point in history to level the playing field and prove to voters in Texas and Ohio what I've known for a long time. There's no one more qualified to be President of the United States.”

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September 12, 2007 - 9:36pm

The “Pay to Play” Diversion

Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joe Ferriero and I don’t agree on a lot of things, but he’s right on the money in his criticism of the silly “pay-to-play” laws proposed by publicity seeking politicians as a “cure” for political corruption and high taxes in our state.

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