Looking for advice for the primary

by: Jim Lane

Tue Jun 07, 2011 at 04:05:58 AM EDT

Oy. To me, this question illustrates perfectly the perils of Dawn Zimmer's simpatico relationship with Gov. Christie, though her supporters see more upside to that, I think. But how does this look to those of you in Hoboken and the 33rd District? Who wants to weigh in and advise him? - promoted by Rosi

I'm a liberal Democrat (the type Robert Gibbs would call a "professional leftist" though I've never been paid), recently moved into New Jersey. I suddenly find there's a primary (33rd AD, which includes my Jersey City neighborhood). There are three candidates for two seats.

I read that Ruben Ramos, Jr. (incumbent) and Sean Connors were backed by Senator Brian Stack, who had said he might support Christie in 2013. That inclined me to vote for the insurgent (non-Hudson County Democratic Organization) candidate, Ravi Bhalla -- until I read that his main backer, Mayor Dawn Zimmer of Hoboken, had said the same thing.

Can anyone tell me anything good or bad about any of these candidates?

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Looking for advice for the primary | 4 comments

Stack is pro-marraige equality FWIW (0.00 / 0)

i'd vote for Ravi over Ruben and both of them over Connors.

activist for hire.

by: Jay Lassiter @ Tue Jun 07, 2011 at 18:40:21 PM UTC

@RaviBhalla if you wanna reach out and tweet someone n/t (0.00 / 0)

activist for hire.

by: Jay Lassiter @ Tue Jun 07, 2011 at 18:42:48 PM UTC

Welcome to Jersey City (0.00 / 0)

Where there is NO alternative to whoever the HCDO props up.

More of an Old School Lefty if anything......

by: Chubby @ Tue Jun 07, 2011 at 19:10:12 PM UTC

Mayors, Legislators and the Governor (0.00 / 0)

I think any mayor, regardless of party, who can develop a working relationship with a governor, regardless of party, is probably doing their municipality a service.

I think a legislator from one party who gets too cozy with a governor from the other party, may be undermining his/her party's agenda - or furthering the governor's - or both.

One more reason to oppose dual officeholding I think.

As for choosing who the good guys and bad guys are in Hudson? That I'll leave to the experts.

by: Jeff Gardner @ Tue Jun 07, 2011 at 19:11:59 PM UTC