Will Gilmore be Paulsen's poodle?

by: Jason Springer

Wed Dec 05, 2007 at 08:35:45 PM EST

For all the talk of the huge ugly battle that would be the GOP primary campaign in NJ-3, Ocean County Boss George Gilmore could cut everyone off at the knees if he supports the Burlington County Boss backed candidate, Chris Myers.

At the BurlcoGOP ~~coup~~ er county committee meeting hastily called at the behest of Boss Glenn Paulsen, who was seeking to regain his power by having puppet and next door neighbor Bill Layton serve as chairman, he showed his cards about where he'd be placing his money...

Burlington County Republican boss Glenn Paulsen said Saturday that he is supporting Christopher Myers

With Diane Allen out of the race thanks to the civil war that she was having with Paulsen, it looks like Myers will be the clear choice coming out of Burlington County. Camden County will accept whatever candidate the bosses tell them. So now Gilmore has to decide if he wants to stand up for his county or bow to the pressure of State Chair Tom Wilson and the Burlco Boss because Myers wants to go play there too...

Myers, who lives in Burlington County and is the presumptive favorite to get that county party's nod for a congressional bid, has sent his resume to Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore and will participate in a candidate screening process this weekend.

I won't hold my breath for the Ocean county candidates going through the Burlco screening process because Paulsen has already decided for everyone, but Gilmore seems to have an open mind...

"I've said from the beginning that if the three county organizations can get behind one county candidate, that would be great," said Gilmore.

So what will Gilmore do? Will he support one of his own, creating what many say will be a bitter primary battle or will he strike a deal allowing Burlington to be the Parent to Ocean's child status once again? Besides, what's the point of letting the voters decide when you can have 2 bosses agree for everyone that will be represented by their choice? You gotta love Jersey.

Jason Springer :: Will Gilmore be Paulsen's poodle?

Tags: 2008, nj-3, Burlington County, Ocean County, Chris Myers, Diane Allen, BurlcoGOP, Glenn Paulsen, George Gilmore, (All Tags)

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Power and Money (0.00 / 0)

Whether it is Gilmore's land deals, his lucrative contracts with his firm, or anything else, the guy strikes me as someone very much invested in gaining power and money. He was even considering asking McCain to drop out on Giuliani's request, apparently.

That leads me to think the power-hungry party boss will see an opportunity for one of his candidates in Washington and subsequently field an Ocean Co Republican in the primary. The party loyalist in him may ultimately win, though, and endorse Myers. Either way, as NJDem has pointed out, the voters lose.

by: Martin @ Thu Dec 06, 2007 at 03:30:43 AM UTC