If Republicans Hold A Rally And The Press Downplays It Did The Rally Really Happen?

This past weekend Bob and I had the pleasure of serving as emcees at a Warm Welcome for Nancy Pelosi event. Some tried calling it a protest, but it truly was a rally celebrating President Trump and our Republican candidates.

Camden County Republicans, Cumberland County Young Republicans and Gloucester County Republicans did a great job organizing this event. I do have to admit it was kind of fun watching Bob introduce a talk radio personality from another radio station – Dom Giordano.

It was the one day that it actually felt like winter, which I’m sure kept the numbers down a little, but still at least 150 people showed up. I know because I counted, and I was not the only person to count.

The organizers even had a plane flying overhead with a banner that read, “South Jersey is Trump Country:”

If you ever doubted that local media has a slant to the left take a look at the coverage of protestors in Wildwood when President Donald Trump came for a Keep America Great Rally versus the coverage of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at Camden County College to prop up Congressman Donald Norcross.

At President Trump’s Wildwood event there were headlines like “Tailgates, Melania lookalikes, and clashes with protestors outside Trump’s rally in Wildwood” in the Philadelphia Inquirer and “’Lock him up’ protestors chant outside Trump rally in Wildwood” on NJ.com.

By contrast, for the Pelosi rally the Philadelphia Inquirer went with “Nancy Pelosi and top N.J. Democrats rally South Jersey voters ahead of 2020 election” and NJ.com went with “Pelosi stumps for Norcross in South Jersey: ‘The Donald I love is Donald Norcross.’”

Both publications made attempts to make the Republicans look bad. NJ.com claimed, “But arguing broke out when several people left the rally line to confront protesters.” The Philadelphia Inquirer upped the ante with, “At a soccer field just steps from the rally entrance, tempers were high as about a hundred Trump supporters staged a counterprotest.”

I was there and I witnessed no arguing and I don’t know where any reporter could have seen that “tempers were high.”

Both publications underestimated the crowd size at 100, but I will give kudos to Patch.com for writing, “Organizers estimated about 200 people attended the rally.”

I don’t like being one of the people out here complaining the media treats Republicans unfairly, but this is a perfect example of media treating Republicans unfairly.

For the Trump Wildwood event, it was reported, “At least 150 Trump protesters had arrived by 3 p.m., and about a dozen miniature versions of the “Baby Trump” balloon were aloft.” Another report claimed, without offering any proof, “protesters were spit on by Trump rally goers when they arrived with signs.”

And, as I already mentioned, both publications claimed “tempers were high” and that “arguing broke out” at the Camden County College event.

It’s as if both publications did everything they could to make Trump supporters look bad.

After serving as an emcee at a positive, pro-Trump event I now believe in fake news.

PRESS RELEASE: Atlantic County Young Republicans latest re-organization meeting

The Atlantic County Young Republicans released the following statement regarding their latest re-organization meeting:

At last month’s meeting in Somers Point, the Atlantic County Young Republicans (ACYR) held their re-organizational elections. ACYR elected Brian T. Fitzherbert as Chairman, and elected Greg Seher as Vice Chair, Maryetta Borkoswki as 2nd Vice Chair, and Paul Rosenberg as Treasurer.

“The Young Republican organization continues to grow in Atlantic County along with the statewide Young Republican Federation of New Jersey (YRFNJ),” said Chairman Fitzherbert, who also serves as Vice Chairman of YRFNJ. “This is a great way to network and develop relationships across municipalities, the county, and even across the state and country. I look forward to continuing to grow an organization for the development of our future leaders into candidates and elected officials. I’m humbled to have the support of the ACYR as well as the backing of Atlantic County Chairman Keith Davis.”

The Atlantic County Young Republicans made some local headlines last October when they coordinated with the Young Republican Federation of New Jersey and Young Republican National Federation (YRNF) to bring in over fifty Young Republicans from across the country to canvas for Legislative District 1 Candidates and now State Senator Mike Testa, as well as Assemblymen Erik Simonsen and Antwan McClellan. The assembled YRs knocked on over 3K doors in Cape May County in one weekend.

The Atlantic County Young Republicans meet once a month at a local venue within the county. For meeting information, follow the organization on Facebook and Instagram or contact via email, AtlanticCountyYR@gmail.com.

PRESS RELEASE: Camden County GOP Announces County Candidates

(From left to right) Kimberly Stuart, Jennifer Moore, Johanna Scheets & Nicole Nance

Camden County Republicans announced their slate of county candidates today. The organization’s press release follows:

Camden County Republican Chairman Rich Ambrosino announced the county slate of GOP candidates today.

“2020 is the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote and I am proud to announce a slate of candidates that happens to be all women,” Rich Ambrosino said. “Our county candidates are, for Surrogate former Haddon Heights School Board member and Attorney Kimberly Stuart. Freeholder candidates are former Haddon Heights Councilwoman Jennifer Moore and Johanna Scheets, a board certified Behavior Analyst. Minister Nicole Nance, BBA rounds out the team running for the unexpired Freeholder term.”

Ambrosino continued, “On the stump our candidate in the First Congressional District, Claire Gustafson, discusses 2020 being the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote and the importance of supporting strong women for office, which fits perfectly with our organization’s efforts in recruiting more women as part of our work to diversify the party. I am proud of the team we have assembled.”

“To be clear, we did not choose an all-woman slate for the sake of choosing women, we don’t practice identity politics,” Ambrosino said. “We chose a group of strong, powerful women who are leaders that Camden County voters will be proud to vote for because they will make excellent elected officials.”