A Challenger for Sweeney?

by: Hopeful

Sat Feb 17, 2007 at 10:28:56 AM EST

From Today's Sunbeam:

Salem County Freeholder Sue Bestwick has resigned from office, fueling wide speculation that she's preparing for a run against entrenched state Sen. Stephen Sweeney in the Third Legislative District.

Bestwick was the last of our Republican freeholders in Salem County. She has not said she is running for other office. She'll be replaced by a Republican as freeholder, so that person will be running in November as an incumbent.

The paper says that Gloucester County Republicans would support her run. Everything seems to depend on whether she can raise enough money.

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We must have posted at the same time!

by: firstamend07 @ Sat Feb 17, 2007 at 15:33:40 PM UTC

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It's pretty interesting news. Your comment below suggests this might be quite a race.

Frank LoBiondo Record and Jon Runyan Watch

by: Hopeful @ Sat Feb 17, 2007 at 19:10:35 PM UTC

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CWA Backing? (4.00 / 1)

Despite a " peace agreement" between Sweeney and the CWA State leadership there are strong indications that CWA has broken the peace and given 3rd District Republicans a " wink and nod" pertaining to support for this opposition candidate.

This would pit CWA against every other Union who will be backing the pro-Labor State Senator.

The real test will be seeing if the CWA membership follows their leaders when they are asked to work against all of their Union Brothers and Sisters.

by: firstamend07 @ Sat Feb 17, 2007 at 16:00:47 PM UTC

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