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Wow Guest
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 9:23 am EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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5555555 wrote: | http://link.patch.com/dvnz.an/T1dIr8E6CCNtJxQTA801e |
Wow. Instead of Jay leaving the party, I think we needed the top republicans in Cranbury to step down. I think it is ridiculous that the top elected Republicans in town have to answer to unelected party hacks. |
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 10:03 am EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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The top elected officials get there because of the group backing. Due to this support Jay should have shown respect and adhered to the group views on issues. That Jay decided he would do his own thing once in office is his fault. |
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wow Guest
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 10:13 am EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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Local voter wrote: | The top elected officials get there because of the group backing. Due to this support Jay should have shown respect and adhered to the group views on issues. That Jay decided he would do his own thing once in office is his fault. |
What group? You are talking about 3 families, none of whom have ever held any office in Cranbury. The top party official for either party should be the highest ranking office holder in that party.
The head of the Cranbury Republican party actively blocked well qualified candidates who would have won the last election to instead put up one of their friends, who while a nice person had little qualifications or chance to win. |
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 12:13 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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Local voter wrote: | The top elected officials get there because of the group backing. Due to this support Jay should have shown respect and adhered to the group views on issues. That Jay decided he would do his own thing once in office is his fault. |
That's an assumption and I think it's wrong. The year Jay won the Republican Party supported two candidates but the electorate picked one from each party. And that happens again and again here. To me that says that party affiliation played almost no role in most voters minds.
Either way, the previous poster was correct that regardless of how a person funds or manages their election once they take office they have a duty to their electorate and their personal conscious and judgment about what serves it, not to any small unelected group. If Gingrich were elected should he take orders from a casino mogul who financed his campaign? Of course not.
I am a registered Democrat who voted for both Jay and Dan. I'll still vote for them regardless of which party endorses them. If anything, I think this was a brilliant move on the part of the local Democrat Party because despite my national affiliation they had lost my support some years back locally. Seeing them ready to embrace a moderate/centralist who has demonstrated the courage to vote on conscious rather than party line gives me renewed respect for the organization. |
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 1:41 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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thanks jay for putting good governance above party i think we all can now see why win left so abruptly |
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Mind Check Guest
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 2:27 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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Was it an oopps! or poor spelling?
Perhaps it was a slip, but perhaps it is more accurate to claim the guy is "conscious" rather than having a "conscience." |
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 4:57 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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This is fantastic! This board was really boring for a while. |
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 5:41 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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I voted for Jay and Dan when they ran and then for Dan again in the next election. Their platform was representing all residents. I will vote for them again regardless of party.
I can't say enough about how glad I am today to be a resident in Cranbury. I can't think of many other towns where elected officials put party aside to do the right thing. WW is horrible with party politics as is Robbinsville and Hightstown. To see an elected offical not take the easy road for a change is refreshing.
I am a Romney supporter and am upset at how Santorum's camp has forced Romney to prove his conservative views. I wish Romney would just say this is who I am take it or leave it people, but move on to the real issues.
If all our elected officals said you know what I'm not putting up herd mentality anymore then imagine how much more would get done in Trenton and Washington.
I also am happy that aside from one post this board is showing real value today. |
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Primary Guest
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 6:05 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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The candidates for each party are elected in a Republican and Democrat primary, not decided by a committee. The committee can place candidates on the ballot. There is a primary election this Spring. The winner of that election will be the party's candidate in November. There have not been contested primaries recently, but there have been in the past. I am not sure if the Republicans or Democrats have other candidates. To be the on the ballot in November, Mr. Taylor still must win the Democrat primary. |
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 7:03 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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Primary wrote: | The candidates for each party are elected in a Republican and Democrat primary, not decided by a committee. The committee can place candidates on the ballot. There is a primary election this Spring. The winner of that election will be the party's candidate in November. There have not been contested primaries recently, but there have been in the past. I am not sure if the Republicans or Democrats have other candidates. To be the on the ballot in November, Mr. Taylor still must win the Democrat primary. |
He only needs to win one of two slots in the primary since there are two offices up. But it sounds like the he will be one of the Democrat Party's two endorsed candidates, with Dave Cook presumably being the other. This will allow the Democrats to be able to run the two incumbents, which will be a big advantage.
I would put money against anyone who wants to lose some that they will get reelected. It's was hard enough for the ultra-consveratives who run the local Republican party to field a candidate last year but running against two incumbents including one who is a known moderate conservative with deep local roots, and a track record most people locally are happy with good luck. |
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ok Guest
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 7:21 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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Primary wrote: | The candidates for each party are elected in a Republican and Democrat primary, not decided by a committee. The committee can place candidates on the ballot. There is a primary election this Spring. The winner of that election will be the party's candidate in November. There have not been contested primaries recently, but there have been in the past. I am not sure if the Republicans or Democrats have other candidates. To be the on the ballot in November, Mr. Taylor still must win the Democrat primary. |
That would be Democratic primary. If it were Democrat primary, you would say Republic primary right?
Last time there was no Republic(sp)primary. The head of the Cranbury Republicans decided who they would run. There were other choices. |
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citizen Guest
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 7:40 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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ok wrote: | Primary wrote: | The candidates for each party are elected in a Republican and Democrat primary, not decided by a committee. The committee can place candidates on the ballot. There is a primary election this Spring. The winner of that election will be the party's candidate in November. There have not been contested primaries recently, but there have been in the past. I am not sure if the Republicans or Democrats have other candidates. To be the on the ballot in November, Mr. Taylor still must win the Democrat primary. |
That would be Democratic primary. If it were Democrat primary, you would say Republic primary right?
Last time there was no Republic(sp)primary. The head of the Cranbury Republicans decided who they would run. There were other choices. |
Not accurate. Last time neither party was able to line up any candidate in time for the primary filing. But both parties each settled on a write-in candidate to endorse before the primary election, which was still held, and communicated with their core groups by email on who to write-in. So both of the final candidates in the general election were advanced in the primary vote by write-in's. |
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 8:06 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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Correct. There was still a primary. Neither party had an official candidate in it and both had already endorsed write-ins by the time it occurred. Both had to really shop around for people to volunteer to run and a lot of people turned them down.
It wouldn't be fair to say either party picked their candidate because of a friendship. Both had to ask people they knew of course and both were lucky when someone finally stepped up. Anyone else could have filed to run and no one chose to. |
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 9:15 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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Who are the power brokers that make these decisions? |
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ok Guest
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Posted: Wed, Mar 7 2012, 9:57 pm EST Post subject: Re: Cranbury Committee Member Changes Party, Seeks Re-election |
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guest13 wrote: | Correct. There was still a primary. Neither party had an official candidate in it and both had already endorsed write-ins by the time it occurred. Both had to really shop around for people to volunteer to run and a lot of people turned them down.
It wouldn't be fair to say either party picked their candidate because of a friendship. Both had to ask people they knew of course and both were lucky when someone finally stepped up. Anyone else could have filed to run and no one chose to. |
Ok not friendship, call it favoritism, that is probably more accurate anyway. |
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