Tue Nov 24, 2009 at 01:00:00 PM EST
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As Jon Runyan meets with leaders of the Republican party and explores the possibility of challenging John Adler for his congressional seat, some questions are being raised including how frequently he has voted and when he actually became a Republican:Records from Burlington County, N.J., indicate Runyan missed voting in four of nine general elections between 2000 and 2008. He also hasn't voted in a Republican primary in the last decade and only registered with the GOP this month. The Burlington County GOP spokesman is making excuses for his shoddy voting record:Spokesman Chris Russell emphasized that Runyan has voted in five of the last six general elections. He said Runyan did vote in this month's general election, which hasn't been added to county records yet.
"With all the issues the country's facing, we don't think three or four missed elections the last 10 years is going to be a deciding factor for voters," Russell said. "That's a pretty good record." Sure, he's voted in 5 of 6 generals, but the one he didn't involved the race that will help determine the direction of New Jersey. And on that non-existent primary voting record:As for his primary record, Russell said Runyan has always identified as a Republican. He said Runyan didn't feel the need to make it official until he saw what has happened in the country this year, as he began to consider running for office.
Russell noted that, in New Jersey, voting in a party's primary requires one to register with that party.
"Most unaffiliated voters don't vote in primaries," Russell said. "There really was no need for him to do so, as an unaffiliated voter." We'll have to make note of this for the next time they go after a Democrat for this situation. I can't wait for them to find out where he stands on the issues next and the justifications for the positions that don't fall in line with the party. I wonder what George Gilmore thinks as he sees these stories start to come out. |
| Jason Springer :: Runyan's voting record and recent GOP switch come into question |
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