PRESS RELEASE: NJGOP Releases Names Of 29 High-Ranking Democrat Elected Officials And Candidates Who Have Stayed Silent On Menendez Senate Candidacy

NJGOP Chairman Doug Steinhardt called out 29 High-Ranking Democrats over their silence on Bob Menendez today. The press release follows.

NJGOP Releases Names Of 29 High-Ranking Democrat Elected Officials And Candidates Who Have Stayed Silent On Menendez Senate Candidacy

Trenton, NJ - The NJGOP is today publishing the names of 29 high-ranking Democratic elected officials who have remained silent on the Bob Menendez for Senate campaign, neither endorsing his candidacy or denouncing his conduct. 

As Bob Hugin racks up endorsements from Republicans and Democrats around New Jersey, Senator Menendez is struggling to solidify  support within his own party. 

This was foreshadowed when Menendez won just 62% of the vote in the democratic primary against an unknown candidate who spent no money. 

Among the 2018 Democratic Congressional candidates and members of the State Senate and Assembly, 29 officials and candidates are avoiding association with the damaged Senator; 30 if you count Governor Phil Murphy, whose well-timed trip to Europe lets him avoid confrontation with the press on his campaign and Administration’s questionable hiring practices and collaboration with Senator Menendez on the campaign trail.

NJGOP Chairman Doug Steinhardt offered the following comment:

"If New Jersey’s Democrats have such a public aversion to Senator Bob Menendez as a party leader, why do they remain silent? Just which way do their moral compasses point? If the 29 Democratic standard bearers reflected on this list aren’t willing to stand with their own US Senator, then voters deserve to know that.  And if they are, then voters deserve to know that too."

Congressional Candidates

Van Drew

Malinowski

Senate Members

Turner

Diegnan

Codey

Lagana

Assembly Members

Andrejczak

Land

Armato

Mazzeo

Burzichelli

Moriarty

Spearman

Greenwald

Conaway

Murphy

Houghtaling

Verrelli

Danielsen

Karabinchak

Carter

Kennedy

Jasey

McKeon

Speight

Giblin

Calabrese

Johnson

Tully

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Salem County Sheriff Race Update: “Bob Gant Once Agreed He Will Not Seek Re-Employment With The County Of Salem At Any Time In The Future”

Bob Gant

On October 11, when I first wrote about the Salem County Sheriff election, I thought it would be my only post about that race.

I only wrote about it because at The Bob & Steve Show we focus on South Jersey politics and at that point I had yet to write anything about Salem County. I thought writing that a guy running for office and using personal days to campaign would get little attention. That was the week we learned George Norcross was wiretapped, the week we asked if Vincent Squire was breaking the law again and the week we learned about sexual misconduct within Governor Phil Murphy’s administration.

With all that going on, you can imagine why I was shocked my seemingly innocuous first piece on the Salem County Sheriff race caught fire.

Not only did the piece get a lot of attention, Gant supporters took to social media to attack Bob and I. Bob being Bob, and me being the kind of guy I am, we were not going to let anyone bully us. Bob egged me on – he does that well – and I started digging around. It’s amazing how being good at opposition research translates to blogging.

A bunch of digging led us to a second blog post that included an interview with Bunyan Mills, a one-time inmate at Salem County Jail who told his story of being assaulted by Gant while in the jail. Again, we were attacked on social media by Gant’s supporters. Even Gant got into the act. Many of those social media comments have since been deleted.

The one constant in all of this is that Bob and I have repeatedly replied to those comments with invitations for Gant to call in to our radio show, he has not. The call-in number is still 856-696-0092.

So, because Gant’s supporters have attempted to “bully” us, called us liars and went so far as to claim Gant was never disciplined or fired by the County I am writing this third piece on the Salem County Sheriff race and providing the paperwork to go along with Docket No. A-4025-91 T2.

Here are the facts: Gant and Salem County settle the case by Stipulation of Settlement (party's sign on September 4, 1992; Appellate Division Clerk files it on November 24, 1992), resulting in (i) dismissal of the appeal, (ii) Gant's severance is termed a resignation in good standing, (iii) Gant can't seek re-employment with the County; (iv) County agrees to tell anyone that asks only dates of employment, rate of pay and fact the Appellant resigned.

Obviously somewhere along the line someone screwed up and rehired Gant. The above document is clear “Appellant Robert Gant agrees that he will not seek re-employment with the County of Salem at any time in the future; provided, however, that the County of Salem, in its sole discretion, may waive this restriction.”

Some on social media have been saying Gant must be good because the sheriff promoted him. True, Gant has made it to the rank of lieutenant, he can thank Civil Service rules for that. I’m oversimplifying but the rules are basically, take the test, pass the test and when it’s your turn you get the promotion.

This document opens Gant up to another important question voters should be asking. How could a guy who once agreed to never seek re-employment with the County of Salem, and obviously didn’t hold to that agreement, be trusted to keep his word as a political candidate?

PRESS RELEASE: Far Left Has Ceased Any Civility And Has Energized The “Trump Train”

Blogging from a hospital bed has turned out to be a little more difficult than I thought. As I was looking for something to start easing back into it, a Grossman campaign press release landed in the old inbox. Seth Grossman is telling is there are no moderates left in politics. Following is his campaign’s press release on the topic from earlier today:

Far Left Has Ceased Any Civility And Has Energized The “Trump Train”

Grossman: There Are No Moderate Democrats in Washington Today

Somers Point, NJ, October 22, 2018 – Civility and dialogue have reached new lows in Washington today thanks to the Democrat Party professing unrestrained hatred of President Trump and undertaking an obstinate and aggressive campaign to obstruct his progress in any way possible.

“The era when you found moderates on both sides of Congress who could actually work together for common goals, such as when Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich finessed a balanced budget for Democrat President Bill Clinton’s Administration, is gone.  It’s virtually impossible in today’s political climate of the Democrat’s blind rage against the President,” said Seth Grossman, Republican candidate for New Jersey’s 2nd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. 

“You have candidates and members of Congress claiming to be moderates, including my Democrat opponent Jeff Van Drew, but it’s clearly not true.  Even if they initially have the best intentions, there is no way that Van Drew or anyone else could stand up to the unrelenting pressures and demands from Congresswoman Pelosi, Senator Schumer and the rest of the far-left ideologues that have taken over the Democrat Party.”

Voters preparing for next month’s midterm elections need look no farther than the Democrats organizing unruly paid demonstrators to disrupt the recent Senate hearings confirming U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as evidence of the deliberate discord, and statements by leading Democrat officials including Pelosi, Schumer, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Senator Cory Booker and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton encouraging hostility against Republicans.

“With the election around the corner, the Democrats are now trying to hide and keep quiet, but it’s too late.  They already have said that they plan to impeach the President and Justice Kavanaugh, and will repeal the President’s tax cuts.  They want open borders to allow unrestricted immigration, and will reinstate a lot of Obama’s business-killing regulations.  The American citizen does not want to go backwards,” Grossman said.

“Pretending to be moderate and avoiding taking defined campaign platform positions will not work.  The voter has woken up, especially the Trump voter who turned out in 2016 and will be turning out again in the midterms.  We have energized the “Trump Train” and its steaming full speed ahead to victory again November 6 to help the President continue to make progress and keep his promises to the nation.” The campaign’s “Trump Train” video says it all.  https://grossmanforcongress.com/fox-news-sean-hannity-new-jersey-matters/

The Grossman campaign is capitalizing upon the renewed voter enthusiasm reminding the residents of NJ’s 2nd District that Seth Grossman has long been a full supporter of President Trump and is one of only a handful of candidates nationwide who has made supporting the President the focal point of his campaign platform. 

Seth Grossman and Jeff Van Drew are facing off in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District.  The seat, which has been represented by retiring U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo for 24 years, includes the counties of Cape May, Atlantic, Cumberland and Salem and parts of Camden, Gloucester, Burlington and Ocean counties.  Donald Trump won the district by five points in the 2016 election.