Paula Sollami Covello

One of the most popular themes in political campaigns of the early 21st century is government reform and there has been no shortage of candidates willing to tout their reform agendas in an effort to win votes. Earlier this cycle, Doug Forrester held a large orange broom during his Conga Line of Corruption ad, and Jon Corzine took on Joe Ferriero in a Special Election Convention for State Senate in Bergen County. That's why it's noteworthy to recognize the efforts of one candidate who doesn't seem to pander to the pro-reform newspapers: Paula Sollami Covello, the Democratic nominee for Mercer County Clerk. Covello had a meeting with the editorial board of The Trenton Times this week and so there would be no confusion as to her independence from party bosses, she brought Mercer County Democratic Chairman Richard McClellan with her.

Despite her best efforts, Covello might still oust two-term GOP incumbent Catherine DiCostanzo in predominately Democratic Mercer County. The party organization announced today that they will pay to air a new Covello TV ad over 1,200 times between now and election day. This is the same ad that got Covello into trouble last week when she was caught parking in a handicapped space after arriving late for the filming.

PAULA SOLLAMI COVELLO DEBUTS CAMPAIGN COMMERCIAL
The campaign of Paula Sollami Covello will debut its first campaign television commercial this evening on local station WZBN to be followed almost immediately by another spot on widespread cable release. Together, the two spots will be run in excess of 1200 times between now an election day, communicating Paula's message that there are serious problems in the Mercer County Clerk's Office ... problems that can only be corrected by cleaning house and electing a new Clerk.