RAY POCINO

April 2, 2008 - 4:53pm

Apparently it's not over until George Norcross sings

Rob Andrews appears to be entering the race for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, even though a DSCC poll shows him 35-points behind incumbent Frank Lautenberg. The ten-term Congressman from South Jersey had a rough day yesterday after expected endorsements from Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero and State Sens. Raymond Lesniak and Brian Stack failed to materialize (Ferriero, under considerable pressure, is now backing Lautenberg), but he’s staged a comeback with support from Newark powerhouse Steve Adubato, Jr., labor leaders Ray Pocino and Frank Spencer, three State Senators from Middlesex County, and State Sen. Paul Sarlo, a close Ferriero ally, who will back Andrews after an official announcement of candidacy.  Look for Stack and Lesniak to move to Andrews now that they have some cover, as well as Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Edison Mayor Jun Choi and more local officials from Middlesex.

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April 2, 2008 - 10:40am

Key labor leader backs Andrews for U.S. Senate

Raymond Pocino, the national Vice President and Eastern Regional manager of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA), says that Rob Andrews should run for the U.S. Senate.

“I want to make it clear that my support of you is not done in protest of Senator Lautenberg,” Pocino wrote to Andrews.

“The goal of any election should always be to elect the absolute best candidate to serve. The fact that someone is (the) incumbent should have no bearing; who would make the best United States Senator should.” more >
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